Legal Opinion

Brown v. School District No. 20, Charleston, South Carolina

District Court, E.D. South Carolina

Decided August 22, 1963No. Civ. A. 7747PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MARTIN, District Judge.

This action was brought by thirteen 1 Negro children and their parents on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated for an injunction enjoining the-operation of the school system of School" District Number 20 in Charleston County, South Carolina, on a racially segregated basis. Plaintiffs seek an order of' this Court requiring that the plaintiffs here be allowed to enroll in the white-school of their choice; requiring the* School Board to submit a plan calling for the abolition of a dual school system; for an order requiring the complete integration of school…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  2. Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  3. Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
  4. McNeese v. Board of Education for Community Unit School District 187 CahokiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  5. Watson v. City of MemphisSupreme Court of the United States · 1963

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Smith v. Board of Education of Morrilton School District No. 32Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1966
  2. Smith v. Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1966
  3. Stell v. Savannah-Chatham County Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
  4. United States v. Charleston CountyDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 2003
  5. United States v. Charleston County School DistrictDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1990

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