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Supreme Court Research: Brown v. Board of Education

For use with 8th grade Civics projects on the 14th amendment and more!

Case overview

The landmark decision

See the actual primary source documents that decided the Brown case, and read the transcripts by the Court.

The people behind the case

The plaintiffs of Brown v. Board and their children, Jan. 1, 1953. (Carl Iwasaki/LIFE magazine/Getty) Front row: Vicki Henderson, Donald Henderson, Linda Brown, James Emanuel, Nancy Todd, Katherine Carper Back row: Zelma Henderson, Oliver Brown, Sadie Emanuel, Lucinda Todd, Lena Carper

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