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The Kansas complaint is available at http://eisenhower.archives.gov/dl/Civil_Rights_BrownvsBoE/BrownvsBOEfiles.html
This copy of
the complaint, Chief Judge Mellott’s March 1, 1951 court
order, as well as multiple related letters, are held by the National Archives
and Research Administration at the Dwight D. Eisenhower Library in Abileen, Kansas.
Feb. 28, 1951 a copy of Linda Brown’s 1951 Brown federal district court complaint
filed in Shawnee County, KS, against
the Bd. of Ed., McFarland, Wilson is available at http://eisenhower.archives.gov/dl/Civil_Rights_BrownvsBoE/BrownvsBOEfiles.html
§ The following documents are available at http://curiae.law.yale.edu/pdf/347-483/012_1.pdf
Mar. 22, 1951 Amended Complaint, only new party is the The State of Kansas, and intervening defendant. p.1.
May 15, 1951 “Defendants’ Motion For a More Definite Statement and to Strike” Defendants sought to have Plaintiffs amend ¶ 3(a) & (b), ¶8 of amended complaint so as to have more definite statements of their complaint. Further, Defendants sought to have the court strike portions of ¶7, 9 all of ¶10. p.8.
May 25, 1951 “Docket Entry”. “Motion for a more definite statement and to Strike denied except as to paragraph 8 which is to be amended”. p.10.
May 29, 1951 “Amendment to Paragraph Eight of the Amended Complaint” p.10.
June 7, 1951 “Answer of Defendants to Amended Complaint as Amended in Paragraph 8 Thereof” p.11.
June 15, 1951 “Separate Answer of the State of Kansas” p.14.
Oct. 30, 1951 “Transcript of Proceedings of Pre-Trial Conference” as recorded on June 22, 1951. p.15.
Oct. 16, 1951 “Transcript of proceedings” as recorded on June 25, 1951. p.63. Those who underwent direct examination:
Arthur Saville, member of the Board of Ed. of Topeka, p.68
Kenneth McFarland, Superintendent of Schools, Topeka, KS, p.72 and again at p.205
Lena Mae Carper, a plaintiff, p.81
Katherine Carper, a minor plaintiff, p.85
Oliver Brown, a plaintiff, p.88.
Darlene Watson, p. 94.
Alma Jean Galloway, P.
Sadie Emanuel, P.97.
Shirley Mae Hodison, plaintiff, p.100
James V. Richardson, p.102
Ludinda Todd, plaintiff, p.103
Marguerite Emmerson, plaintiff, p.104
Zelma Henderson, p.105
Silas Hardrick Fleming, plaintiff, p.107
Hugh Speer, Chairman of the Dept. of Ed. at Univ. of Kansas City, p.111
James H. Buchanan, Dir. Of Graduate Division, Kansas State Teachers College, and acting head of the Dept. of Education, p.143
Horace B. English, psychology professor, p.153
Wilbur B. Brookover, psychologist, p.162
John J. Kane, sociology instructon at Univ. of Notre Dame, p.175
Bettie Belk, staff at the Workshop in Human Relations at the Univ. of Kansas City, MO., p.180
Dorothy Crawford, 1st and 2nd grade teacher at Buchanan, p.187
Clarence Grimes, bus driver for black students, p.191
Thelma Mifflin, clerk of the Bd. of Ed., p.196.
Opening arguments by Mr. Carter for Plaintiffs, p.217
“Argument on behalf of Defendants,” p.225.
Closing arguments by Mr. Carter, p.231.
Aug. 3, 1951 Opinion entered denying plaintiff’s prayer for relief, 238
“Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law---Entered” p.244
“Degree—Entered”, p.247
Oct. 1, 1951 Plaintiff’s “Petition for Appeal”
“Assigment of Errors and Prayer for Reversal” p.249
“Order Allowing Appeal” p.251
Nov. 5, 1951 “Order Extending Time to File and Docket Record on Appeal in the Supreme Court of the United States” p.253
Nov. 27, 1951 “Statement of Points to be Relied Upon and Designation of Parts of Record to be Printed” p.253.
June 9, 1952 “Order Noting Probable Jurisdiction” p.254.
§ May 31, 1955 “all deliberate speed” order.