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Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, 347 U.S. 483 (1954), [1] was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court that ruled that U.S. state laws establishing racial segregation in public schools are unconstitutional, even if the segregated schools are otherwise equal in quality.
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.
McKinley Langford Burnett was born in Oskaloosa, Kansas in 1897. In his years of growing up he encountered many acts of discrimination. In school he was not allowed to participate in plays unless he was dancer, in the Army as a soldier he was discriminated against, and as a supply clerk for the Veterans Administration he had many limits because of his skin color.
Board of Education, a ruling commemorated at a national historic site in a former all-Black school just down the street. Topeka was at the center of Brown v. Board.
The former house of Lucinda Todd, 1007 S.W. Jewell Ave., sits vacant. The Rev. Ben Scott is looking for ideas to make needed repairs at the home.
Topeka Public Schools superintendent Tiffany Anderson spoke to the U.S. Commission for the Office of Civil Rights to advocate for special education.
Linda Brown was born in Topeka, Kansas, on February 20, 1943.She was the oldest of three daughters of Leola and Oliver Brown. [3] Oliver Brown was a welder and pastor. [4] [5] At the direction of the NAACP, Linda Brown's parents attempted to enroll her in nearby Sumner elementary school and were denied.
Legislation signed Thursday makes a Topeka historic site the centerpiece of the multi-location Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park.