Sumner Elementary School (Topeka, Kansas)

USA / Kansas / Topeka / Topeka, Kansas
 African American Civil Rights Movement, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, Art Deco (architecture), 1936_construction, U.S. National Historic Landmark
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The Sumner Elementary School in Topeka, Kansas was involved in the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka in 1954. Linda Brown attempted to enroll in the Sumner School, which was closer to her house than the all black Monroe School to which she was attending. Her enrollment was rejected by the Topeka Board of Education. Oliver Brown, Linda's father, then joined the class action lawsuit against the Topeka Board of Education that was eventually heard before the Supreme Court.

Closed in 1996, placed on NRHP on May 04, 1987, now bought by a church that plans to renovate it and turn it into a community center and memorial to its pivotal role in the Civil Rights movement.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumner_Elementary_School
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Coordinates:   39°3'28"N   95°40'56"W
This article was last modified 4 years ago