John Brown is a fairly common name, but the most famous "John Brown" was an abolitionist before the Civil War who was a terrorist before his time.
He is not the "Brown" (whose first name was Oliver) involved in Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court decision the struck down the "separate but equal" treatment of segregated schools before 1954.
Attorney John W. Davis referenced Aesop's fable "The Tortoise and the Hare" to suggest that social progress should be gradual, rather than rushed. He was arguing against the immediate desegregation sought by the plaintiffs in Brown v. Board of Education, urging the court to consider the potential consequences of rapid change on society.
Justice John Marshall Harlan II was the grandson of Justice John Marshall Harlan, the sole dissenter in Plessy v. Ferguson,(1896), the decision that declared "separate but equal" public accommodations was constitutional. Brown v. Board of Education, (1954) overturned that decision; however, John Marshall Harlan II wasn't one of the justices involved in the first Brown decision. Harlan succeeded Justice Robert H. Jackson, joining the bench in March 1955. He voted with the majority in Brown v. Board of Education II, (1955), the case in which the Court ordered desegregation to take place with "all deliberate speed."Justices for Brown v. Board of Education I and IIChief Justice Earl WarrenHugo BlackStanley F. ReedFelix FrankfurterWilliam O. DouglasRobert H. Jackson (Brown I)John Marshall Harlan II (succeeded Jackson, Brown II)Harold H. BurtonTom C. ClarkSherman MintonCase Citations:Brown v. Board of Education, 347 US 483 (1954)Brown v. Board of Education II, 349 U.S. 294 (1955)
The lead attorney for for Brown was NAACP Chief Counsel and future Supreme Court Justice, Thurgood Marshall. He was the lawyer from the NAACP. He later became the first African American on the Supreme Court. He argued 32 civil rights cases before the US Supreme Court and won 29.The lead attorney for the Respondents of the four segregation cases consolidated under Brown, was John W. Davis. Davis was a one-time Democratic Presidential candidate and a leading authority on Constitutional law. He died several months after the decision in Brown.Attorneys for the respondent states in the consolidated case of Brown v. Board of Education and its companion case, Bolling v. Sharpe:Brown v. Board of Education (State attorneys):John W. Davis (South Carolina)James Lindsey Almond, Jr. (Virginia)Paul E. Wilson (Kansas)H. Albert Young (Delaware)Bolling v. Sharpe:Milton Korman (District of Columbia)Case Citation:Brown v. Board of Education, 347 US 483 (1954)For more information, see Related Questions, below.
yes , yes he did.
Brown v. Board of Education, 347 US 483 (1954)Assistant Attorney General Paul E. Wilson argued on behalf of the state of Kansas; however, John W. Davis (South Carolina) was lead counsel for the group during oral arguments.Attorneys for the respondent states in the consolidated case of Brown v. Board of Education, and its companion case, Bolling v. Sharpe:John W. Davis (South Carolina)James Lindsey Almond, Jr. (Virginia)Paul E. Wilson (Kansas)H. Albert Young (Delaware)Milton Korman (District of Columbia)For more information, see Related Questions, below.
John Miner - attorney - died in 2011.
John Miner - attorney - was born in 1918.
John McKay - attorney - was born in 1956.
John Richards - Attorney General - was born in 1790.
John Richards - Attorney General - died in 1872.
John Wickham - attorney - died on 1839-01-22.
John Wickham - attorney - was born on 1763-06-06.