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Oklahoma's Brown Decision Test navy While only a handful ofBy Better Katherine Permetter Falato It was January 17, 1957. The gray winter sky mirrored the cold slabs of steps rising before me as my father, brothers, friends, and I looked up in anticipation at the federal district courthouse in downtown Oklahoma City. Pilasterscolumns built into the front of the structuretopped by Corinthian capitals towered above us. The large, arched, double glass doors stood proudly waiting for our arrival. Only ve months