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Black Enrollment
Parents of black children tried to enroll them into white schools -
Lawsuit
On February 28, Brown v. Board of Education was filed in Federal district court, in Kansas. The lawsuit was started by Oliver Brown and had the support of many other parents. -
Brown vs. Board Trial
In August, a three-judge panel at the U.S. District Court unanimously held in the Brown v. Board of Education case that "no willful, intentional or substantial discrimination" existed in Topeka’s schools. The U.S. District Court found that the physical facilities in White and Black schools were comparable and that the lower court’s decisions in Sweatt v. Painter and McLaurin only applied to graduate education. -
Justice Died
One justice died and had to be replaced. This took more time for the case to be processed. -
Supreme Court Involvement
The Supreme Court first heard about this case from the lawyers. -
Case Ends
The justices ruled unanimously that racial segregation of children in public schools was unconstitutional.