May 17, 2004
Brown v. Board of Education
National Historic Site
Dedication and
Grand Opening

Online Tour of Exhibits

On May 17, 1954, the United States Supreme Court announced its decision that "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal." The decision effectively denied the legal basis for segregation in Kansas and 20 other states with segregated classrooms and would forever change race relations in the United States. This site is a resource for information and source material about Brown v. Board of Education.

Learn about Myths and Truths related to Brown, view a chronology of milestones and see the list of plaintiffs and attorneys involved in the five cases.

Cheryl Brown Henderson, Secretary of Education Rod Paige, and Richard Parsons share their stories and lend their perspectives on the 50th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education (60 seconds each) (requires Windows Media Player).

Learn more about the Brown Foundation for Educational Equity, Excellence and Research. Get scholarship application, due March 30, 2007.

Celebrate
Brown v. Board
by doing a script-in-hand reading of
Now Let Me Fly
by award-winning playwright
Marcia Cebulska.
Learn more!

Get Your Own 50th Anniversary Commemorative Poster

See also: The Brown Quarterly (v.6:3 added November 14, 2004)

and:

Student Activity Booklet

Brown Foundation
1515 SE Monroe
Topeka, KS 66612
785-235-3939
brownfound [at] juno.com

United States Dept. of the Interior
National Park Service
Brown v. Board of Education
National Historic Site
1515 SE Monroe
Topeka, KS 66612
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Learn about KTWU's new program, Black/White & Brown.
Read the program transcript.

See the Topeka Capital-Journal's coverage of Brown.

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WebMaster is:
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