Establishment

The site was established on October 26, 1992 by Public Law 102-525 to:

(1) preserve, protect, and interpret for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations, the places that contributed materially to the landmark United States Supreme Court decision that brought and end to segregation in public education;

(2) interpret the integral role of the Brown v. Board of Education case in the civil rights movement; and,

(3) assist in the preservation and interpretation of related resources within the city of Topeka that further the understanding of the civil rights movement.

 

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Last modified: 5/12/2000
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