Fractured Court, Monumental Decision:
Earl Warren's Unifying Role in Brown
Headline of the Topeka
State Journal (KS) announcing the Supreme Court's decision in Brown
v. Board of Education.
Topeka had an especially vested interest in the ruling as the case's primary
plaintiff, Linda Brown,
hailed from the Midwestern town. The ruling would resonate throughout
the country.
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Courtesy of the Brown
Foundation for Educational Equity Accessed
12 April 2003