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These set of records are depositions related to the William Reynolds v. Board of Education of the City of Topeka Kansas Supreme Court Case. William Reynolds, the plaintiff, was a resident of Lowman Hill school district and the father of Raoul Reynolds, an eight-year-old student who had attended a desegregated school in the district until the building was destroyed by fire. A new and modern brick building, Lowman School, was constructed; however, it was designated for white students and black students were forced to attend an older and undesirable building, Douglass School. In February 1902, William Reynolds brought his son to Lowman School for enrollment, but the principal refused because the child was of African descent. Mr. Reynolds was directed to enroll his son in Douglass School designated for black students. The plaintiff accused the Board of Education of violating the Constitution of the State of Kansas and the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Reynolds demanded that his son be admitted to Lowman School, to be taught without regard to his race or color, and to be treated in all respects as a white child.
Creator: Kansas Supreme Court
Date: 1902-1905
Item Number: 473358
Call Number: Kansas Supreme Court, Case #13140
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 473358
Built Environment - Function - Education - School
Collections - State Archives - Kansas Supreme Court
Date - 1900s - 1902
Date - 1900s - 1903
Date - 1900s - 1904
Date - 1900s - 1905
Education - Primary - Students
Education - Segregation and desegregation - William Reynolds v. Topeka Board of Education
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Civil rights
Government and Politics - State Government - Courts - Supreme Court
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Record, Government
People - African Americans - Discrimination - Segregation
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Deposition
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Legal documents
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