
Brown v. Board of Education Fast Facts
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Read CNN's Fast Facts and learn more information about the landmark US Supreme Court ruling Brown v. Board of Education.
About the Case
The first plaintiff was Oliver Brown, an African American welder and assistant pastor, who brought the case against the Topeka Board of Education for not allowing his 9-year-old daughter, Linda Brown, to attend Sumner Elementary School, an all-White school near their home.

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