Linda brown smith biography
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Linda Brown is best remembered as the subject of the lawsuit that led to the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision which eventually impacted public schools across the United States. Brown was born on February 20, 1943, in Topeka, Kansas. She was the daughter of Oliver and Leola Brown. Her father was the minister at St. Mark’s African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in Topeka and filed the lawsuit in 1951 on behalf of his daughter.
In 1951, when Linda was nine years old, Oliver Brown attempted to enroll her at Sumner Elementary School in Topeka but was unable to because it was an all-white school. Linda and her siblings had to walk two miles just to reach the bus that transported them to the black school. In a 1985 interview she recalled, “I remember the walk as being very long at that time… and then when wintertime came, it was a very cold walk. […] I remember walking, tears freezing up on my face, because I began to cry because it was so cold, and many t
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Linda Carol Brown
Central figure in law case to end US school segregation
Linda Carol Brown | |
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Brown in 1964 | |
| Born | (1943-02-20)February 20, 1943 Topeka, Kansas |
| Died | March 25, 2018(2018-03-25) (aged 75) Topeka, Kansas |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Linda Carol Smith Linda Carol Thompson |
| Known for | Brown v. Board of Education |
Linda Carol Brown (February 20, 1943 – March 25, 2018) was an American campaigner for equality in education. As a school-girl in 1954, Brown became the center of the landmark United States civil rights case Brown v. Board of Education.[1][2] Brown was in third grade at the time, and sought to enroll at Sumner School in Topeka, Kansas. Her admission was denied based on her race.[2] Her lawsuit against segregation in elementary schools was ultimately successful and the resulting Supreme Court precedent overturned the 'separate but equal' doctrine which had been
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Civil rights icon Linda Brown, a 1961 Central graduate, dies in Topeka
A huvud High School graduate at the heart of a landmark civil rights battle to end the segregation of public schools was revered Monday as a trailblazer who left an indelible impression on classmates and friends during her short time in Springfield.
Linda Brown Thompson, the namesake of the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka case decided bygd the U.S. Supreme Court in 1954, died Sunday in Kansas. She was 76.
The decision overturned the "separate but equal" clause states were using to separate schools. In Springfield, schools were swiftly integrated.
Peaceful Rest Funeral Chapel of Topeka confirmed the death of Linda Brown, according to the Associated Press. Her sister, Cheryl Brown Henderson, founding president of The Brown Foundation, also confirmed the death to The Topeka Capital-Journal.
"My condolences to her family," said Cheryl Clay, president of the Springfield NAACP. "We have lost another trailbla