By Emanuella Grinberg and Amir Vera
Governor Jeff Colyer (click here)
64 years ago a young girl from Topeka brought a case that ended segregation in public schools in America. Linda Brown's life reminds us that sometimes the most unlikely people can have an incredible impact and that by serving our community we can truly change the world.
...By the time of the ruling, (click here) Linda Brown was in junior high, a grade level that had been integrated before the 1954 court ruling. The family moved to Springfield, Missouri, in 1959. Oliver Brown died two years later, and his widow moved the girls back to Topeka. Linda Brown went on to attend Washburn and Kansas State universities and had a family....She also worked on the speaker circuit and as an educational consultant.
From the Topeka Capital-Journal:
...Brown’s sister, (click here) Cheryl Brown Henderson, founding president of The Brown Foundation, confirmed the death. She said the family would not comment on her sister’s death. Peaceful Rest Funeral Chapel of Topeka will handle arrangements.
Linda Brown’s father, Oliver Brown, became the lead plaintiff in the Brown v. Board case after attempting to enroll her in 1951 in the all-white Sumner Elementary School near the family’s home in Topeka....
