• Exterior of Brown v. Board of Education NHS, the former Monroe Elementary School, at night.

    Brown v. Board of Education

    National Historic Site Kansas

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Operating Hours & Seasons

Brown v. Board of Education NHS is open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily. The site is closed all federal holidays, excluding Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, until further notice.

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Did You Know?

President Harry S. Truman

In 1948 when President Harry S. Truman desegregated the U.S. Armed Forces, it was an important step towards the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement.--Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site More...