New Kansas mural celebrates Brown v. Board of Education
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May 18, 2018
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Statehouse has a new mural commemorating the landmark Brown v. Topeka Board of Education ruling that struck down racial segregation in public schools.
The mural was unveiled Thursday on the 64th anniversary of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision.
U.S. District Judge Julie Robinson said the mural is a reminder of the people who struggled against school segregation and "inspires us to achieve the full promise" of the decision. Robinson is Kansas' first black federal judge.
The 22-feet-wide (8-meters-wide) mural has three sections depicting the controversy surr...
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