Williams v. Board of Education (1898)
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Williams v. Board of Education (1898) was a landmark West Virginia civil rights case in which Black attorney J. R. Clifford successfully challenged racial discrimination in public education.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Williams v. Board of Education (1898) canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
civil rights case
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court case ⓘ education law case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
civil rights law
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constitutional law ⓘ education law ⓘ |
| causeOfAction | unlawful discrimination in school term length based on race ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| court | Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decisionYear | 1898 ⓘ |
| defendant | Board of Education of Tucker County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | landmark West Virginia civil rights case ⓘ |
| holding |
Black and white public schools in West Virginia were entitled to equal treatment under state law
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racial discrimination in the length of school terms for Black students was unlawful ⓘ |
| involvedLawyer | J. R. Clifford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involves |
Black public school teacher
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Black students in Tucker County, West Virginia ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | English ⓘ |
| leadCounselForPlaintiff | J. R. Clifford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
racial discrimination in public education
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segregation in public schools ⓘ |
| party |
Board of Education of Tucker County
NERFINISHED
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Carrie Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plaintiff | Carrie Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedentFor | later equal-education claims in West Virginia ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
history of African-American civil rights
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history of public education in West Virginia ⓘ racial segregation in the United States ⓘ |
| representedBy | J. R. Clifford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
damages awarded for unpaid salary
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judgment in favor of Carrie Williams ⓘ |
| significance |
demonstrated the use of state courts to challenge racial discrimination before Brown v. Board of Education
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early victory against racial discrimination in public education in West Virginia ⓘ one of the earliest reported civil rights decisions in West Virginia ⓘ |
| state | West Virginia ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
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