1. Case Name
Brown et al. v. Board of Education of Topeka et al.
(plaintiff) (appellant) (party one) v. (defendant) (party two)

2. Citation
347 U.S. 483 (1954)
volume [347] source [United States Reports] page [483] year of decision [1954]

3. Parallel Citations
347 U.S. 483: 74 S. Ct. 686; 98 L. Ed. 873; 1954 U.S. LEXIS 2094; 53 Ohio Op. 326; 38 A.L.R. 2d 1180
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