Brown V. Board of Education

5 Cases Combined Into Brown V. Board of Education

Dec 11, 1952

Oral arguments of 5 cases were heard before the Supreme Court and it was decided they would be combined into one case: Brown V. Board of Education.

Chief Justice Vinson Meeting: No Decision

Dec 13, 1952

Cheif Justice Fred. M. Vinson met with other judges in​ discuss the Brown V Board of Education case. Thye could not reach a decision and asked lawyers to reargue the case in the fall of 1953.

34th President of the United States: Eisenhower

Jan 20, 1953

Dwight D. Eisenhower is inaugurated​ 34th president of the United States of America. He was initially not enthused about stepping into a controversial issue and case.

Re-argument of Brown Cases

Jun 8, 1953

The Supreme Court announces its decision​ to reargue the Brown V Board of Education cases

Chief Justice Vinson Dies

Sep 8, 1953

Supreme Court Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson dies of a heart attack. Some have said, ​"there is a God" because he would have voted to keep segregation.

Warren Nominated As New Chief Justice

Sep 30, 1953

Eisenhower nominates Governor Earl Warren of California as the new chief justice of the Supreme Court

Robinson Argues 14th Amendment

Dec 7, 1953

In the first day of arguing, Spottswood W. Robinson argued the 14th amendment to end segregation.

Thurgood Marshall Spoke

Dec 8, 1953

NAACP lawyers got another chance​ to make a case. Thurgood Marshall spoke

Warren Persuades The Justices

Mar 10, 1954

By early March, Cheif Justice Warren was able to persuade all of the justices to agree unanimously that segregation should be deemed illegal.

Unanomous Ruling Reached: Schools Should Be Desegregated

May 17, 1954

The Supreme Court announced its decision in Brown V. Board of Education: by a 9-0 count, the justices ruled that "in the field of public education the doctrine of 'separate but equal' has no place."