Davis et al. v. County School Board of Prince Edward County, Virginia, et al.

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This case was one of the five cases combined into Brown v. Board of Education, which challenged racial segregation in public schools. It originated when African American students at a high school in Prince Edward County, Virginia, protested against inadequate conditions and resources compared to those provided for white students. The lawsuit argued that segregated educational facilities violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The District Court ruled against the plaintiffs, citing Plessy v. Ferguson's 'separate but equal' doctrine as justification for maintaining separate schools based on race.