Who was involved in the brown vs board of education?

Board of Education (1954) With the words "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal," the U.S. Supreme Court reversed more than a half century of legalized segregation. The landmark case was Brown v. read more

Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas. State-sanctioned segregation of public schools was a violation of the 14th Amendment and was therefore unconstitutional. Background On May 17, 1954, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Earl Warren delivered the unanimous ruling in the landmark civil rights case Brown v. read more

The five cases were filed in the District of Columbia and in four states, Delaware, Virginia, South Carolina and Kansas. Click on the cases below to learn more about each one. read more