Sumner Elementary School and Monroe Elementary School

Sumner Elementary School and Monroe Elementary School - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

The Sumner Elementary School in Topeka, Kansas was involved in the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka case in 1954. Linda Brown's attempted enrollment to the Sumner School was rejected by the Topeka Board of Education, thus forcing her to attend the all-black Monroe School, which was farther away from her home. Oliver Brown, Linda's father, then joined the class action lawsuit against the Topeka Board of Education that was eventually heard before the Supreme Court. Read more on Wikipedia

type: NRHP
date from: 1936

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