- Collection:
- With an Even Hand: Brown vs. Board at Fifty
- Title:
- Harold H. Burton to Earl Warren, May 17, 1954
- Creator:
- Burton, Harold H. (Harold Hitz), 1888-1964
- Date of Original:
- 1954-05-17
- Subject:
- Discrimination in education--Law and legislation--United States
Discrimination in education--United States
Segregation in education--United States
Segregation in education--Law and legislation--United States
African Americans--Civil rights--History--20th century
Topeka (Kan.). Board of Education--Trials, litigation, etc.
United States. Supreme Court
Judges--United States
Civil rights--United States
Brown, Oliver, 1918- --Trials, litigation, etc. - People:
- Burton, Harold H. (Harold Hitz), 1888-1964
Warren, Earl, 1891-1974
Brown, Oliver, 1918-1961 - Location:
- United States, District of Columbia, Washington, 38.89511, -77.03637
- Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- In this letter dated May 17, 1954, Supreme Court Justice Harold H. Burton expresses his support and admiration for Chief Justice Earl Warren and his decision in the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka case. Justice Burton also shares his joy in being a part of this case.
The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. - Metadata URL:
- http://crdl.usg.edu/id:loc_evenhand_br0082s
- Digital Object URL:
- http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/brown/images/br0082s.jpg
- Language:
- eng
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the "With an Even Hand": Brown v. Board at Fifty Collection, Library of Congress, Manuscripts Division, Washington, D.C.
- Contributing Institution:
- Library of Congress
- Rights:
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