News Release

Site Closed and Jazz Event Cancelled - Thursday, February 21

Date: February 21, 2013

Contact: Dave Schafer
Phone number: [phone]

Topeka, KS -Due to the winter weather warning for the area, Brown v. Board of Education NHS will be CLOSED on Thursday, February 21. In addition, the event The Evolution of Jazz originally scheduled for Thursday night has been cancelled as well. Information regarding a possible reschedule date will be posted on the website and Facebook pages listed above. Please refer any questions to Chief of Interpretation Dave Schafer at [phone].

Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site tells the story of the U.S. Supreme Court decision that ended legal segregation in public schools. The site is located at 1515 SE Monroe Street in Topeka, Kansas, and is open free of charge from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, with the exceptions of Thanksgiving, December 25, and January 1. For more information call [phone] or visit www.nps.gov/brvb and www.facebook.com/brownvboardnps.