• 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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  • "From Brown to Brown: Topeka's Civil Rights Story" Bus Tours Now Available

    This new bus tour maps out locations in the city linked to local and national struggles for freedom and equality. Bus tours will be available Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 10:30 am, 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm. Click on More for complete details of the tour. More »

  • 2013 Teacher Ranger Teacher Opportunity

    During the summer of 2013, the national NPS office of history and civics is seeking a Teacher Ranger Teacher to develop lesson plans that incorporate information about the National Park Service that meet common core standards, located in Topeka, Kansas. More »

Things To Know Before You Come

Visitor Parking
Visitor parking is available in the visitor parking lot on the east side of the site. Please use the sidewalk located on the south side of the parking lot to walk to the site. There is also a "green" pathway from the parking lot to the front entrance. The pathway is solid but allows grass to grow through it to preserve the integrity of the historic playground. For more information about the "green" pathway, click here.

Visitor accessible parking is available in the reserved parking lot on the west side of the site. Please use the sidewalk to enter the site from the front on Monroe Street.

Items Not Allowed
No food, drinks or gum are allowed within Brown v. Board of Education NHS. Also, please do not bring backpacks into the site.

No Smoking
Smoking is not allowed within 25 feet of the site.

Firearms Policy
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Did You Know?

NAACP Lawyers

The national strategy to use the courts to challenge segregation in public education began with the NAACP under the leadership of attorney Charles Hamilton Houston in the 1930’s.--Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site More...