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  1. Known for. Brown v. Board of Education. Oliver Leon Brown (August 2, 1918 – June 20, 1961) was an African-American welder who was the plaintiff in the landmark 1954 U.S. Supreme Court case Oliver Brown, et al. v. Board of Education of Topeka, et al.

  2. Feb 25, 2023 · by Austin Feb 25, 2023. Oliver Brown was an African-American welder who played a pivotal role in one of the most significant legal cases in American history, 'Brown v. Board of Education.'. In 1954, the Supreme Court of the United States made the landmark unanimous decision to desegregate American schools, and Oliver Brown was the man who ...

  3. The park, located in Kansas, was once Monroe Elementary School, one of four segregated schools serving Topeka’s African American community. Oliver Brown, activist and father to Nicole Brown, was one of 13 parents who filed suit against the Board of Education of Topeka, concerned that their children had to be bused far from their neighborhoods ...

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  5. Aug 20, 2018 · According to Henderson, the unanimous decision in Oliver Brown, et al. v. Board of Education of Topeka, et al. led to a "monumental change" in American society, but her father never set out to ...

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  6. Esther Brown died in 1970. In 1975, a new public park in Merriam, Kansas, across from the site of the former all-black school, was dedicated in her honor. The Brown of Brown vs Board of Education of Topeka is Oliver Brown. Oliver Brown and his daughter, Linda, are remembered today, while the thirty-three plaintiffs, including thirteen parents ...

  7. Oliver Brown (American activist) Oliver Brown (August 19, 1918 – June 20, 1961) was an African-American welder who was the plaintiff in the landmark 1954 U.S. Supreme Court case Oliver Brown, et al. v. Board of Education of Topeka, et al. He was recruited to be part of the Topeka NAACP legal action to desegregate the city's public elementary ...