1926 - Monroe Elementary School - Topeka, KS
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N 39° 02.275 W 095° 40.586
15S E 268349 N 4324393
The beginning of the end to the Plessy V. Ferguson "Separate, but equal" standing in the Supreme Court started here in the 1950s.
Waymark Code: WM12PFK
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 06/26/2020
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Taken from Wikipedia, "Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site was established in Topeka, Kansas, on October 26, 1992, by the United States Congress to commemorate the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision aimed at ending racial segregation in public schools. On May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court unanimously declared that "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal" and, as such, violated the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which guarantees all citizens "equal protection of the laws."
Year of construction: 1926
Full inscription:
1926
Cross-listed waymark: Not listed
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