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| Keywords: William O Douglas - draft of first page of per curam decision in Griffin v Prince Edward County - 1964.jpg en The first page of Justice William O Douglas' draft of the per curiam decision in Griffin v County School Board of Prince Edward County 377 U S 218 1964 Prince Edward County located in the U S state of Virginia had refused to permit its public schools to be racially integrated in 1959 It closed its schools instead African American parents of schoolchildren in the country sued arguing this violated their rights to due process and equal protection of the laws under the 14th Amendment to the U S Constitution The Supreme Court unanimously agreed and ordered the schools opened in May 1964 http //www loc gov/exhibits/brown/images/br0203p1s jpg William O Douglas United States Supreme Court Manuscript Collection Library of Congress 1964-05 Supreme Court of the United States cases PD-USGov | ||||
