Brown v. Board of Education

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Brown v. Board of Education is the landmark 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision that declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional, overturning the “separate but equal” doctrine.

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instanceOf United States Supreme Court case
landmark civil rights case
areaOfLaw civil rights law
constitutional law
education law
chiefJustice Earl Warren
citation 347 U.S. 483
consolidatedFrom Bolling v. Sharpe (argued separately, decided same day)
Briggs v. Elliott
Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County
Briggs v. Elliott
surface form: Gebhart v. Belton
constitutionalProvisionInterpreted Fourteenth Amendment
surface form: Equal Protection Clause

Fourteenth Amendment
surface form: Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
country United States of America
surface form: United States
court Supreme Court of the United States
decisionDate 1954-05-17
decisionLanguage segregation of children in public schools solely on the basis of race deprives children of the minority group of equal educational opportunities
decisionType unanimous decision
defendant Brown v. Board of Education self-linksurface differs
surface form: Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas
fullName Brown v. Board of Education self-linksurface differs
surface form: Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
historicalSignificance considered one of the most important Supreme Court decisions in U.S. history
holding racial segregation in public schools is unconstitutional
separate educational facilities are inherently unequal
impact catalyzed the modern Civil Rights Movement
led to desegregation of public schools in the United States
limited the scope of Plessy v. Ferguson
legalIssue Fourteenth Amendment
surface form: Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment

racial segregation in public schools
locationOfEvents Topeka, Kansas
notableAttorney Thurgood Marshall
opinionAuthor Earl Warren
originatingJurisdiction Topeka, Kansas
overruledDoctrine separate but equal
overruledPrecedent Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
surface form: Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) as applied to public education
partyRepresentation NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund represented plaintiffs
plaintiff Oliver Brown
relatedCase Bolling v. Sharpe
Briggs v. Elliott
Brown II
Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County
Briggs v. Elliott
surface form: Gebhart v. Belton
reporter United States Reports
subjectOf extensive legal scholarship and historical analysis
subsequentOrder Brown v. Board of Education II (1955) ordered desegregation with all deliberate speed
topic racial discrimination
school desegregation
volume 347
vote 9–0
yearDecided 1954

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Supreme Court of the United States notableCase Brown v. Board of Education
Supremacy Clause interpretedInCase Brown v. Board of Education
this entity surface form: Cooper v. Aaron
Brown v. Board of Education fullName Brown v. Board of Education self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
Brown v. Board of Education defendant Brown v. Board of Education self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas
American Civil Liberties Union notableCase Brown v. Board of Education
Thurgood Marshall notableWork Brown v. Board of Education
Fourteenth Amendment keyCase Brown v. Board of Education
subject surface form: Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
Little Rock Integration Crisis hasCause Brown v. Board of Education
Little Rock Integration Crisis legalBasis Brown v. Board of Education
this entity surface form: Brown v. Board of Education (1954) decision
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) overruledBy Brown v. Board of Education
subject surface form: Plessy v. Ferguson
this entity surface form: Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) relatedCase Brown v. Board of Education
subject surface form: Plessy v. Ferguson
Jim Crow laws legalBasisWeakenedBy Brown v. Board of Education
Oliver Brown notableCase Brown v. Board of Education
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund represented plaintiffs notableCase Brown v. Board of Education
subject surface form: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
Brown II fullName Brown v. Board of Education
this entity surface form: Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (Brown II)
Brown II alsoKnownAs Brown v. Board of Education
this entity surface form: Brown v. Board of Education II
Brown II followUpTo Brown v. Board of Education
this entity surface form: Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
Brown II relatedCase Brown v. Board of Education
this entity surface form: Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
Brown II separateFrom Brown v. Board of Education
this entity surface form: Brown v. Board of Education (1954) liability decision
Bolling v. Sharpe (argued separately, decided same day) arguedSeparatelyFrom Brown v. Board of Education
subject surface form: Bolling v. Sharpe
Bolling v. Sharpe (argued separately, decided same day) decidedSameDayAs Brown v. Board of Education
subject surface form: Bolling v. Sharpe
Bolling v. Sharpe (argued separately, decided same day) relatedCase Brown v. Board of Education
subject surface form: Bolling v. Sharpe
Due Process Clause interpretedInCase Brown v. Board of Education
Bolling v. Sharpe relatedTo Brown v. Board of Education
Bolling v. Sharpe decidedSameDayAs Brown v. Board of Education
Bolling v. Sharpe distinguishedFrom Brown v. Board of Education
this entity surface form: Brown v. Board of Education (which applied the Fourteenth Amendment to the states)
Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County relatedCase Brown v. Board of Education
this entity surface form: Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
Vivian "Buster" Burey Marshall connectedToCaseHistory Brown v. Board of Education
this entity surface form: Brown v. Board of Education (indirectly through support of Thurgood Marshall)
Eisenhower administration enforced Brown v. Board of Education
this entity surface form: Brown v. Board of Education decision
Briggs v. Elliott partOf Brown v. Board of Education
Briggs v. Elliott consolidatedInto Brown v. Board of Education
Briggs v. Elliott relatedCase Brown v. Board of Education
Equal Protection Clause basisFor Brown v. Board of Education
National Civil Rights Museum hasExhibitOn Brown v. Board of Education
Browder v. Gayle precedent Brown v. Board of Education
Sweatt v. Painter precedentFor Brown v. Board of Education
McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents relatedCase Brown v. Board of Education
McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents precedentFor Brown v. Board of Education
Loving v. Virginia relatedCase Brown v. Board of Education
Earl Warren notableWork Brown v. Board of Education
this entity surface form: Brown v. Board of Education decision
Cumming v. Richmond County Board of Education relatedTo Brown v. Board of Education
Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Kansas associatedWithEvent Brown v. Board of Education
this entity surface form: Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
Cooper v. Aaron relatedCase Brown v. Board of Education