Monroe School in Topeka, Kansas
Creator: Wolfe, Harold B., 1898-1966
Date: Between 1927 and 1929
Level of Description: Item
Material Type: Photograph
Call Number:
FK2.S5 T.76 MRS *1
Unit ID: 9338
Summary: Monroe Elementary, completed in 1927, was one of four segregated black schools operating in Topeka. In 1951 a student of Monroe, Linda Brown, and her father, Oliver Brown, became plaintiffs in a legal battle over racial segregation. The case reached the Supreme Court, where it gained the name Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. In 1954 the Supreme Court determined that the segregation of schools was unconstitutional. In 1992 the Monroe School was designated a National Historic Landmark. Now it is a National Parks Service site committed to educating the public about this landmark case in the struggle for civil rights.
Space Required/Quantity: 18.5x24.8 cm ; negative available
Title (Main title): Monroe School in Topeka, Kansas
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Wolfe, Harold B., 1898-1966
