Oliver Brown (American activist)

Oliver Brown
Born
Oliver L. Brown

(1918-08-02)August 2, 1918
DiedJune 20, 1961 (1961-06-21) (aged 42)
Topeka, Kansas U.S.
EducationTheology
OccupationAfrican Methodist Episcopal Pastor
Known forBrown v. Board of Education

Oliver Leon Brown (August 2, 1918 – June 20, 1961) was an African-American welder who was the plaintiff in the landmark 1954 U.S. Supreme Court case Oliver Brown, et al. v. Board of Education of Topeka, et al.


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