Use U.S. Supreme Court Records & Briefs to Research Landmark Civil Rights Era Cases

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From 1954-1968 in the United States, African Americans and their allies advanced the Civil Rights movement, which sought to end racial segregation, disenfranchisement, and institutionalized racism in the country. The events of this era are relevant to current events today.

You can research landmark decisions of this time using our database U.S. Supreme Court Records & Briefs, which covers Court documents from 1832 to 1978. In the database you’ll find briefs, petitions, motions, and other case documents. Case opinions are not included, but these are easy to find elsewhere.

Some of the landmark civil rights era cases included in U.S. Supreme Court Records & Briefs include:

  • Brown v. Board of Education (1954) prohibiting racial segregation in public schools
  • Bailey v. Patterson (1962) prohibiting racial segregation of transportation facilities
  • Loving v. Virginia (1967) invalidating laws prohibiting interracial marriages
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