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Oliver Brown (American activist)
American activist (1918–1961)
Oliver Brown | |
|---|---|
| Born | Oliver L. Brown (1918-08-02)August 2, 1918 Topeka, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | June 20, 1961 (1961-06-21) (aged 42) Topeka, Kansas U.S. |
| Education | Theology |
| Occupation | African Methodist Episcopal pastor |
| 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.
Oliver brown biography civil rights
v. Board of Education of Topeka, et al.
Biography and Supreme Court case
Brown was recruited to be part of the Topeka NAACP legal action to desegregate the city's public elementary schools in 1950. At the time, he was a welder for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway and was studying to become a minister.
Attorney Charles Scott, his childhood friend, asked him to join the roster of parents who would become plaintiffs in the organization's case