If you’ve been following us for any amount of time, you know that I’m the one with ALL THE WORDS. However, much of the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site in Topeka, KS speaks for itself. If a picture is worth a thousand words, you’ll get around 3,000 words from this post of 30+ pictures.
That being said, I did have an incredible time. It was full of so much information, it’s one of those places you’d need to visit several times to take it all in. This was a great introduction and I took a bunch of pictures (these 30 are about a third of my total pics), so I can sit and learn more as time goes on.
Highlights from our visit
A few highlights of things that I learned that I’m still ruminating on:
- Brown v. Board of Education is the collective name for 5 lawsuits that were before the Supreme Court at the same time. Brown was one of them, but there were 4 others. They ruled on them all and the verdict was kind of ‘bundled’ under Brown.
- Brown v. Board of Education wasn’t just Linda Brown’s father. There were also 12 other parents on the lawsuit.
- Brown v. Board of Education went far beyond desegregating schools as it became the bench mark for challenging all forms of segregation.
- The Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site is at Monroe School which was the actual school that Linda Brown attended. It has been very well preserved and the museum, although smaller than some we’ve visited, was incredibly full of information.
Without further ado, here’s 30+ pictures of the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site.
There’s a fantastic mural across the street from the site.
The outside of the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site
The faces of Brown v. Board of Education
Inside Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site
The building is well kept and still has the look and feel of an Elementary school.
A taste of the exhibits
A final thought from the verdict of Brown v. Board of Education. If you’re able to visit the National Historic Site, I highly recommend it. It’s free and full of information that is every American’s history.
Address
Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site, 1515 SE Monroe St, Topeka, KS 66612, USA
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