Belton v. Gebhart (Bulah v. Gebhart)
Delaware State Court, Wilmington, Delaware
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Thurgood Marshall led a life in the pursuit of equality, and was on a path destined to lead him to the U.S. Supreme Court. Read More...
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The first African American admitted to the Delaware bar, Louis Redding was part of the NAACP legal team that challenged school segregation.
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As the first white attorney for the NAACP, Jack Greenberg helped to argue Brown v. Board of Education at the U.S. Supreme Court level.
Bolling v. Sharpe
U.S. District Court, Washington, D.C.
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Thurgood Marshall led a life in the pursuit of equality, and was on a path destined to lead him to the U.S. Supreme Court. Read More...
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George E.C. Hayes was responsible for starting the oral argument of Bolling v. Sharpe, the case which originated in the District of Columbia
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Houston developed a "Top-Down" integration strategy, and became known as "The Man Who Killed Jim Crow" for his desegregation work.
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Nabrit took over Charles Hamilton Houston's work on the Bolling v. Sharpe case which went to the U.S. Supreme Court alongside four others.
Briggs et al c. Elliott et al.
U.S. District Court, Eastern Division, Charleston, South Carolina
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Thurgood Marshall led a life in the pursuit of equality, and was on a path destined to lead him to the U.S. Supreme Court. Read More...
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Carter was part of the legal team that developed the NAACP’s strategy for ending segregation.
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Harold Boulware served as the chief counsel for the South Carolina NAACP chapter and was instrumental in the Briggs case.
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Instrumental in the Davis case, Robinson went on to become the first African-American appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals.
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After working with Charles H. Houston, Shores went on to argue the Lucy v. Adams case before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County
U.S. District Court, Richmond, Virginia
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Thurgood Marshall led a life in the pursuit of equality, and was on a path destined to lead him to the U.S. Supreme Court. Read More...
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Oliver Hill was assigned to the Davis case, and agreed to help them if they would try to integrate, not equalize the schools.
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Instrumental in the Davis case, Robinson went on to become the first African-American appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals.
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Carter was part of the legal team that developed the NAACP’s strategy for ending segregation.
Oliver L. Brown et al v. Board of Education of Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
U.S. District Court, Topeka, Kansas
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Thurgood Marshall led a life in the pursuit of equality, and was on a path destined to lead him to the U.S. Supreme Court. Read More...
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Carter was part of the legal team that developed the NAACP’s strategy for ending segregation.
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As the first white attorney for the NAACP, Jack Greenberg helped to argue Brown v. Board of Education at the U.S. Supreme Court level.
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Charles Scott worked to recruit plaintiffs willing to stand up to the school board while also researching and recruiting expert witnesses.
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John Scott worked to recruit plaintiffs willing to stand up to the school board while also researching and recruiting expert witnesses.
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Charles Bledsoe worked to recruit plaintiffs willing to stand up to the school board while also researching and recruiting expert witnesses.