Brief for Appellants

WILLIAM T. COLEMAN JR.,
GEORGE E. C. HAYES,
GEORGE M. JOHNSON,
WILLIAM R. MING JR.,
CONSTANCE BAKER MOTLEY,
JAMES M. NABRIT JR.,
FRANK D. REEVES,
JOHN SCOTT,
JACK B. WEINSTEIN, of Counsel.
ROBERT L. CARTER,
THURGOOD MARSHALL,
SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON III,
CHARLES S. SCOTT,
Counsel for Appellants.

Table of Contents

Opinion Below

Jurisdiction

Questions Presented

The Law of Kansas and the Statute Involved

Statement of the Case

Specifications of Error

Summary of Argument

Argument

1. The State of Kansas in affording opportunities for elementary education to its citizens has no power under the Constitution of the United States to impose racial restrictions and distinctions
2. The court below, having found that appellants were denied equal educational opportunities by virtue of the segregated school system, erred in denying the relief prayed

Conclusion