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Event Brown versus Board of Education Medium judicial records

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Judgement in the Supreme Court Decision for Brown et al. v. Board of Education of Topeka et al.

Creator:: United States. Supreme Court
Date of Original:: 1955-05-31
Collection:: Records of the Supreme Court of the United States 1772 – 2007
Contributing Institution:: United States. National Archives and Records Administration

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Opinion

Creator:: United States. Supreme Court
Date of Original:: 1954-05-17
Collection:: Records of the Supreme Court of the United States 1772 – 2007
Contributing Institution:: United States. National Archives and Records Administration

3. Brown v. Topeka Board of Education

Creator:: Warren, Earl, 1891-1974
Date of Original:: 1954
Collection:: Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History: The Collection
Contributing Institution:: Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

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No. 1, October Term 1954: Oliver Brown et al. v. Board of Education of Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, et al.

Creator:: United States. Supreme Court
Date of Original:: 1954
Collection:: Records of the Supreme Court of the United States 1772 – 2007
Contributing Institution:: United States. National Archives and Records Administration

5. No. 2, October Term 1954: Harry Briggs, Jr., et al. v. R. W. Elliot et al.

Creator:: United States. Supreme Court
Date of Original:: 1954
Collection:: Records of the Supreme Court of the United States 1772 – 2007
Contributing Institution:: United States. National Archives and Records Administration

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Order for Appearance of Thurgood Marshall, Who Argued the Case for School Desegregation [Brown v. Board of Education]

Creator:: United States. Supreme Court
Date of Original:: 1951-12-03
Collection:: Records of the Supreme Court of the United States 1772 – 2007
Contributing Institution:: United States. National Archives and Records Administration