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The plaintiffs of Brown v. Board and their children (1/1/1953)(Carl Iwasaki/LIFE magazine/Getty) Front row: Vicki Henderson, Donald Henderson, Linda Brown, James Emanuel, Nancy Todd, Katherine Carper Back row: Zelma Henderson, Oliver Brown, Sadie Emanuel, Lucinda Todd, Lena Carper 1. Advocates for change Esther Brown Robert Carter NAACP Legal Defense Fund team 2. Topeka Schools Monroe Elementary (outside)(school attended by Linda Brown) Monroe Elementary (classroom) Sumner Elementary (all-white school near the Browns' home) 2. Plaintiffs Linda Brown Oliver Brown Brown family The students involved 3. Judges Three-judge trial panel U. S. Supreme Court (1954) 4. Results Decision day Brown v Board National Historic Site |