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| Creator: | Douglas, William O. (William Orville), 1898-1980 |
| Title: | William Douglas to Earl Warren, May 11, 1954 |
| Date: | 1954 May 11 |
| Description: | A brief note hand-written by Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas to Chief Justice Earl Warren. Justice Douglas writes that he agrees with Chief Justice Warren's opinion that both state and federal courts should rule on the subject of school desegregation. The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. |
| Types: | Letters (correspondence) |
| Subjects: | Warren, Earl, 1891-1974 | Douglas, William O. (William Orville), 1898-1980 | Brown, Oliver, 1918- --Trials, litigation, etc. | Discrimination in education--Law and legislation--United States | Segregation in education--United States | African Americans--Civil rights--History--20th century | Topeka (Kan.). Board of Education--Trials, litigation, etc. | Civil rights--United States | Judges--United States | United States. Supreme Court | Washington (D.C.) |
| Collection: | With an Even Hand: Brown vs. Board at Fifty |
| Institution: | Library of Congress |
| Contributors: | Library of Congress | "With an Even Hand": Brown v. Board at Fifty Collection (Library of Congress) |
| Online Publisher: | [Washington, D.C.] : Library of Congress |
| Original Material: | Forms part of the "With an Even Hand": Brown v. Board at Fifty Collection, Library of Congress, Manuscripts Division, Washington, D.C. |
| Related Materials: | Forms part of the "With an Even Hand": Brown v. Board at Fifty Collection. |
| Persistent Link to Item: | http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/brown/images/br0081as.jpg |
