Little Known Black History Facts

Linda Brown, one of the children at the center of the landmark “Brown v. Topeka Board of Education” case, has passed. In adulthood, Brown became an educator and activist, fighting against school segregation well after the U.S. Supreme Court decision. Brown was born February 21, 1942 in Topeka, Kansas. The local NAACP recruited 13 parents […]

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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Linda Brown, who as a Kansas girl was at the center of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down racial segregation in schools, has died at age 76. Her father, Oliver Brown, tried to enroll the family in an all-white school in Topeka, and the case was sparked when […]