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Linda Brown (Thompson), was the best known of the African-American children represented in the consolidated US Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education, (1954) that challenged the constitutionality of segregation in the public schools.
Contrary to popular belief Linda's father, Oliver Brown, did not initiate the original case against the Topeka, Kansas, Board of Education. The NAACP recruited African-American parents from within the school district with the hope of bringing a test case before the US Supreme Court. Brown was one of thirteen named plaintiffs in the class action suit; his name was on the case because the NAACP legal team believed it would be strategically advantageous for the case.
The legal team advised the parents to attempt to enroll their children in the all-white elementary schools near their homes, knowing the children would be rejected due to their race. Linda lived within walking distance of a white school, and was friends with many of the children who attended the elementary, but had to be bused to a segregated school for African-American children several miles away.
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Who is Linda Brown's husband?
mac brown
Is Linda Brown still alive?
64 is linda brown alive and if she is alive in the year of 2012 then how old is she
Who did linda brown marry?
nobody
Who is Linda Brown Thompson?
Linda Brown Thompson is the "Brown" mentioned in the desegregation lawsuit "Brown vs. Topeka Board of Education", 1954. She was the little girl who was the daughter of a minister (Oliver Brown) who was one of the families recruited by the NAACP to attempt to register their children (African American) in White schools.
Describe young linda brown daily trip to school?
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When did Linda Brown of Brown v. Board of Education die?
Linda Brown (Thompson) was born February 20, 1942, and is still alive at the age of 68 (March 2010).
Did Linda Brown die?
linda brown did not die.
What city does Linda brown live in?
Linda brown lives in topeka
Who were Linda Brown's parents?
Linda Brown (Thompson)'s parents were Oliver and Leola Brown.
What is linda brown father and mothers name?
Linda Brown's Mother and father's name is Oliver Brown and Leola Brown.
Linda brown grew up where?
Linda brown grew up in Kansas Topeka
Was linda brown related to john brown?
yes she was her husbands name is Jacob brown
Who is Linda Brown's husband?
mac brown
Linda brown Thompson's husband?
Linda Thompson Brown Was Married Once And Her Husband Died. Then she remarried.
Is Linda Brown still alive?
64 is linda brown alive and if she is alive in the year of 2012 then how old is she
Where does linda brown thompson live today?
Linda Brown Thompson lives in Topeka, Kansas, where she and her younger sister, Cheryl Brown Henderson, co-own Brown and Associates, an educational consulting firm.
What is the birth name of Linda Ormiston?
Linda Ormiston's birth name is Linda Brown.
