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Combined Brown Cases, 1951-54
Five cases from Delaware, Kansas, Washington, D.C., South Carolina and Virginia were appealed to the United States Supreme Court when none of the cases was successful in the lower courts.
The Supreme Court combined these cases into a single case which eventually became Brown v. Board of Education. The five cases were:
Belton v. Gebhart (Bulah v. Gebhart) - Delaware
Overview: First petitioned in 1951, these two cases involved two black schools: Howard High School in Wilmington and a one-room elementary school in Hockessin.
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Many African-American students rode the bus nearly an hour to attend Howard High School. The school was over-crowded, located in the industrial area of town, and sorely lacking in educational areas. Children attending the elementary school in Hockessin wanted equal transportation to their one-room school.
Relief for the initial requests for improvement was denied. The two cases were combined, both seeking integration becau