ALT Grid of three images. Left: Linda Brown Smith, Ethel Louise Belton Brown, Harry Briggs, Jr., and Spottswood Bolling, Jr. — all plaintiffs in Brown v. Board of Education during a 1964 press conference. Image from the Library of Congress. Top Right: The official seal of the United States Supreme Court, featuring a circular design with the words “Supreme Court of the United States” surrounding a central emblem of a balanced scale of justice and a laurel wreath, symbolizing law, authority, and fairness. Bottom Right: Monogram of William & Mary Law School featuring a dark green background and a white intertwined “W&M” topped by a crown, referencing the university’s royal charter.

ALT The cover page of the Brief for Appellants filed in Brown v. Board of Education, Supreme Court of the United States, October Term 1952. The document is stamped as received by the Supreme Court Office on September 23, 1952. Listed as counsel for appellants are Robert L. Carter, Thurgood Marshall, Spottswood W. Robinson III, and Charles S. Scott, along with a number of additional attorneys of counsel including Constance Baker Motley and Jack Greenberg. The document is a microfilm scan, slightly aged and worn at the edges.