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Gilder Lehrman Document Number: GLC05160

Title: [Supplemental brief from the United States Supreme Court regarding Brown v. Board of Education]

Author: United States. Supreme Court 1950-1960

Year: 1953

Place: Washington, D.C.

Type of document: Pamphlet

Description: Title mentions four other cases; this brief is devoted to information regarding the case of Oliver Brown, et. al. v. Board of Education of Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, et. al. Includes an introduction discussing the Fourteenth Amendment with respect to its effect on racial segregation in public schools. Contains five sections exploring the limits of judicial power in deciding the constitutionality of racial segregation in public schools. Cites related cases in the index, which precedes the content of the brief. [188 p. + 2 items?]

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