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Oliver Brown

1918–1961

United States

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Oliver Leon Brown (August 2, 1918 – June 20, 1961) was an American welder and Episcopalian pastor. He was known for being the plaintiff in the landmark 1954 United States Supreme Court case Oliver Brown, et al. v.

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