School Segregation

Activity

• Webb v. Brown: Comparing Johnson County’s School Segregation Case with Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka

To Learn More

For additional information on one-room schools, look at the following resources:

Links on this website

• Hidden Histories: Cultural Diversity in Johnson County. ALBUM Winter 1995.
• Corinthian Nutter: Dearest Friend and Teacher. ALBUM Winter 1995.
• Promise and Fear in the 1950s. ALBUM Spring 2001.
• Corinthian Clay Nutter. ALBUM Spring 2004.

Websites

• http://brownvboard.org Brown Foundation for Educational Equity, Excellence and Research. Includes research sources, information on the case and tour of exhibits at the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site in Topeka, Kansas.
• http://www.jocomuseum.org/southPark/index.htm South Park: Desegregating Northeast Johnson County Schools online exhibit
• www.exploremerriam.com Go to the list of Merriam Historic Sites & Markers and find information about Esther Brown Memorial Park (51^st and Grandview in Merriam) and the Historical Marker commemorating Walker School (Philadelphia Baptist Church, 9420 West 50^th Terrace in Merriam).

Publications

• “A Pioneer in Civil Rights: Esther Brown and the South Park Desegregation Case of 1948 by Milton S. Katz and Susan B. Tucker.” Kansas History: A Journal of the Central Plains. Vol. 18, Number 4. Winter 1995/1996.

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