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This brief article outlines the reasons behind Kansas's prominent role in the desegregation case Brown v. Board of Education, which was currently being considered by the U.S. Supreme Court. According to the unidentified author, out of the five states involved in the national case (Kansas, Virginia, South Carolina, Delaware, and the District of Columbia), Kansas was the only state that did not mandate segregation by law, although segregation was permitted at the high school level in Kansas City and at the elementary school level in larger towns and cities, such as Topeka. Kansas was also the only state not located in the South.
Creator: Topeka Capital
Date: December 20, 1953
This source can generate class discussions about why Kansas took the lead in this court case because it discusses how Kansas was different from the other four states involved in Brown v. Board, highlighting in particular Kansas's reputation (whether deserved or not) as a supporter of equal rights for all races and ethnicities.
KS:11th:3.1:Brown v. Board (2005)
Item Number: 211810
Call Number: K326 Negroes Clippings, v. 8
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 211810
Collections - Library
Curriculum - 11th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - 1945-1990 (Kansas_Benchmark 3) - Brown v. Board (Indicator 1) - Kansas' lead role in the Supreme Court case
Date - 1950s - 1953
Education - Primary - Students
Education - Secondary - Students
Education - Segregation and desegregation - Brown v. Board
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Civil rights
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Newspaper - clipping
People - African Americans - Discrimination - Segregation
Places - Cities and towns - Kansas City
Places - Counties - Wyandotte
Places - Other States - Missouri - St. Louis
Thematic Time Period - Eisenhower Years, 1946 - 1961 - Civil Rights Movement
Type of Material - Newspapers - Clippings
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/211810