Griffin v. School Bd. of Prince Edward Cty.

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1964-05-25

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Mr. Justice Black delivered the opinion of the Court. This litigation began in 1951 when a group of Negro school children living in Prince Edward County, Virginia, filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia alleging that they had been denied admission to public schools attended by white children and charging tha…

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