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Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site
The Five Cases

The five cases were filed in the District of Columbia and in four states, Delaware, Virginia, South Carolina and Kansas.  Click on the cases above to learn more about each one.

Belton (Bulah) v. Gebhart  [Delaware]

Bolling v. Sharpe [District of Columbia]

Brown v. Board of Education [Kansas]

Briggs v. Elliott [South Carolina]

Davis v. County School Board [Virginia]
NAACP Lawyers  

Did You Know?
The national strategy to use the courts to challenge segregation in public education began with the NAACP under the leadership of attorney Charles Hamilton Houston in the 1930’s.--Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site
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Last Updated: September 06, 2007 at 15:00 EST