Brown v. Board of Education

Summary

Brown v. Board of Education is a decision of the Supreme Court of the United States^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.25% of decision_of_the_supreme_court_of_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,360 views/month, #2 of 789).^[2]

Key Facts

• Brown v. Board of Education is in the country of United States^[3].
• Brown v. Board of Education's instance of is recorded as decision of the Supreme Court of the United States^[4].
• Brown v. Board of Education's instance of is recorded as legal case^[5].
• Brown v. Board of Education was followed by massive resistance^[6].
• Brown v. Board of Education's Commons category is recorded as Brown v. Board of Education^[7].
• Brown v. Board of Education was published on May 17, 1954^[8].
• Brown v. Board of Education took place on May 17, 1954^[9].
• Brown v. Board of Education's significant event is recorded as oral argument^[10].
• Brown v. Board of Education's significant event is recorded as oral argument^[11].
• Brown v. Board of Education's sponsor is recorded as NAACP^[12].
• Brown v. Board of Education's main subject is school segregation^[13].
• Brown v. Board of Education's main subject is Equal Protection Clause^[14].
• Brown v. Board of Education's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as United States^[15].
• Brown v. Board of Education's legal citation of this text is recorded as 74 S. Ct. 686^[16].
• Brown v. Board of Education's legal citation of this text is recorded as 1954 U.S. LEXIS 2094^[17].
• Brown v. Board of Education's legal citation of this text is recorded as 98 L. Ed. 873^[18].
• Brown v. Board of Education's legal citation of this text is recorded as 347 U.S. 483^[19].
• Brown v. Board of Education's published in is recorded as United States Reports^[20].
• Brown v. Board of Education's defendant is recorded as Topeka Public Schools^[21].
• Brown v. Board of Education's plaintiff is recorded as Oliver Brown^[22].
• Brown v. Board of Education's significant person is recorded as Linda Carol Brown^[23].
• Brown v. Board of Education's overrules is recorded as Plessy v. Ferguson^[24].
• Brown v. Board of Education's overrules is recorded as Cumming v. Richmond County Board of Education^[25].
• Brown v. Board of Education's overrules is recorded as Berea College v. Kentucky^[26].
• Brown v. Board of Education's court is recorded as Supreme Court of the United States^[27].

Body

When and Where

Brown v. Board of Education occurred on May 17, 1954^[9]. It is in the country of United States^[3].

Context

Recorded instance of include decision of the Supreme Court of the United States^[4] and legal case^[5]. Brown v. Board of Education was followed by massive resistance^[6].

Why It Matters

Brown v. Board of Education ranks in the top 0.25% of decision_of_the_supreme_court_of_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,360 views/month, #2 of 789).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]