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| Creator: | Burton, Harold H. (Harold Hitz), 1888-1964 |
| Title: | Harold H. Burton to Earl Warren, May 17, 1954 |
| Date: | 1954 May 17 |
| Description: | In this letter dated May 17, 1954, Supreme Court Justice Harold H. Burton expresses his support and admiration for Chief Justice Earl Warren and his decision in the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka case. Justice Burton also shares his joy in being a part of this case. 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: | Burton, Harold H. (Harold Hitz), 1888-1964 | Warren, Earl, 1891-1974 | Brown, Oliver, 1918- --Trials, litigation, etc. | Discrimination in education--Law and legislation--United States | Discrimination in education--United States | Segregation in education--United States | Segregation in education--Law and legislation--United States | African Americans--Civil rights--History--20th century | Topeka (Kan.). Board of Education--Trials, litigation, etc. | United States. Supreme Court | Judges--United States | Civil rights--United States | 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/br0082s.jpg |
