In the case that would become most famous, a plaintiff named Oliver Brown filed a class-action suit against the Board of Education of <em><u>Topeka, Kansas</u></em>, in 1951, after his daughter, Linda Brown, was denied entrance to Topeka's all-white elementary schools.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) hired Clarence Darrow to represent John T Scopes.
The Scopes Trial was a famous case during the 1920's that involved whether or not the theory of evolution should be taught in school. This case was focused around the idea of how do religion and science mesh in the public school setting. The ACLU hired Darrow for this case due to his incredible background and success as a defense attorney in the US.
The Treaty of Paris of 1783, negotiated by states spokesmen Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay with Great Britain.
In August 1939, Germany signed a nonagression pact with C) the Soviet Union. Josef Stalin the leader of the Soviet Union sought to avoid wider conflict with Europe and hoped that this agreement would prevent the Soviet Union from entering a large scale conflict in Europe.
