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Brown v Board of Education
  
On May 17, 1954, a band of lawyers at the NAACP LDF, led by Thurgood Marshall, received a victorious ruling in the case of Brown v. Board of Education, which declared that "in the field of public education the doctrine of ‘separate but equal' has no place." Jack Greenberg (CC '45, Law '48), a Columbia Law School professor and key member in the NAACP LDF for thirty-five years, as well as a number of Law School graduates, were among the attorneys who successfully argued the case.
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Programs
Human Rights Institute
In 1998, building on decades of leadership in human rights education, Columbia Law School founded the Human Rights Institute to help train the next generation of lawyers, teachers, and human rights professionals.
Centers and Clinics
Human Rights Clinic
The Law School's pioneering Human Rights Clinic exposes students to the practice of law in the cross-cultural context of international human rights litigation and advocacy.
The Center for Public Interest Law
Columbia is at the forefront of preparing the public interest lawyers of the future, whether they seek full-time careers or substantial pro bono service while at law firms—or both.
Journals and Publications
Columbia Human Rights Law Review
Columbia Human Rights Law Review, a student-edited legal journal, publishes student and professional articles on contemporary human rights and civil liberties issues both in the United States and around the world.
Brown v. Board of Education Articles and Photographs
Read articles about the history of Brown v. Board of Education, view photographs from the era, and look at interesting facts on Columbians who played a role in the groundbreaking decision.
Contributing Columbians
Columbians Who Played a Role in Brown v. Board of Education
Learn more about Jack Greenberg '48, Hon. Robert Carter '41 LL.M., Hon. Constance Baker Motley '46, Hon. Jack Weinstein '48, and Prof. Charles Black, all Columbians who played a role in Brown v. Board of Education.
Events
BVB Events at Columbia Law School
Five decades after the decision, Columbia University and the NAACP LDF revisted this groundbreaking decision, explored the events leading up to the ruling, and discussed its continuing impact on society.
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