Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County
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Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County was a landmark civil rights case challenging racial segregation in Virginia’s public schools that became one of the five cases consolidated into the U.S. Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education decision.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County canonical | 15 |
| Brown v. Board of Education (historical context) | 1 |
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Target entity: Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County Context triple: [Brown v. Board of Education, relatedCase, Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County]
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Brown v. Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education is the landmark 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision that declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional, overturning the “separate but equal” doctrine.
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Katzenbach v. McClung
Katzenbach v. McClung is a 1964 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the federal government’s power to prohibit racial discrimination in local restaurants under the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United States
Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United States is a landmark 1964 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by affirming Congress’s power to prohibit racial discrimination in public accommodations under the Commerce Clause.
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Gideon v. Wainwright
Gideon v. Wainwright is a landmark 1963 U.S. Supreme Court decision that guaranteed the right to court-appointed counsel for criminal defendants who cannot afford an attorney.
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Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld racial segregation under the “separate but equal” doctrine, legitimizing Jim Crow laws for decades.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County Target entity description: Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County was a landmark civil rights case challenging racial segregation in Virginia’s public schools that became one of the five cases consolidated into the U.S. Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education decision.
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A.
Brown v. Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education is the landmark 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision that declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional, overturning the “separate but equal” doctrine.
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B.
Katzenbach v. McClung
Katzenbach v. McClung is a 1964 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the federal government’s power to prohibit racial discrimination in local restaurants under the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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C.
Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United States
Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United States is a landmark 1964 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by affirming Congress’s power to prohibit racial discrimination in public accommodations under the Commerce Clause.
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D.
Gideon v. Wainwright
Gideon v. Wainwright is a landmark 1963 U.S. Supreme Court decision that guaranteed the right to court-appointed counsel for criminal defendants who cannot afford an attorney.
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E.
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld racial segregation under the “separate but equal” doctrine, legitimizing Jim Crow laws for decades.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil rights case
ⓘ
court case ⓘ school desegregation case ⓘ |
| aim |
to end racially segregated public schools in Prince Edward County
ⓘ
to obtain equal educational opportunities for Black students ⓘ |
| associatedInstitution | Robert Russa Moton High School ⓘ |
| consolidatedInto | Brown v. Board of Education ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInvoked |
Equal Protection Clause
ⓘ
Fourteenth Amendment ⓘ
surface form:
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Prince Edward County ⓘ |
| court | United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia ⓘ |
| decisionYear | 1952 ⓘ |
| defendant |
County School Board of Prince Edward County
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Superintendent of Schools of Prince Edward County ⓘ |
| field |
civil rights law
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constitutional law ⓘ education law ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
American civil rights movement
ⓘ
surface form:
Civil Rights Movement
|
| impact |
advanced school desegregation in the United States
ⓘ
became a key component of Brown v. Board of Education ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Virginia
ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth of Virginia
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| laterReviewedBy | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| leadOrganization | NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund ⓘ |
| legalDoctrineChallenged | separate but equal ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
Equal Protection Clause
ⓘ
surface form:
Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment
constitutionality of segregated schools ⓘ racial segregation in public schools ⓘ |
| location |
Farmville, Virginia
ⓘ
Prince Edward County, Virginia ⓘ |
| oneOfCasesIn | Brown v. Board of Education ⓘ |
| originatedFrom | student strike at Robert Russa Moton High School ⓘ |
| partOf | Brown v. Board of Education ⓘ |
| plaintiff |
Black students of Prince Edward County
ⓘ
Dorothy E. Davis ⓘ |
| precedentChallenged |
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
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surface form:
Plessy v. Ferguson
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| relatedCase |
Bolling v. Sharpe
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Briggs v. Elliott ⓘ Brown v. Board of Education ⓘ
surface form:
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
Briggs v. Elliott ⓘ
surface form:
Gebhart v. Belton
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| representedBy |
NAACP
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surface form:
NAACP attorneys
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| significance | contributed to the Supreme Court’s ruling that segregated public schools are unconstitutional ⓘ |
| state | Virginia ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
civil rights of African Americans
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public education ⓘ school segregation ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 1950s ⓘ |
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Subject: Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County Description of subject: Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County was a landmark civil rights case challenging racial segregation in Virginia’s public schools that became one of the five cases consolidated into the U.S. Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education decision.
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