Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park
National Historical Park · Topeka, Kansas
Monroe Elementary School in Topeka, one of the four schools Black children were sent to under Kansas law while white children attended the school nearer their homes, and the building at the centre of the case the Supreme Court decided on 17 May 1954. The ruling that segregated schools are inherently unequal is one of a handful of Supreme Court decisions the general public can name. The school closed in 1975, was bought by the Park Service and reopened in 2004 on the fiftieth anniversary, and it is free.
1515 SE Monroe Street, Topeka, Kansas, 66612, United States
FREE. Generally open 9 AM - 5 PM but CLOSED ON SOME DAYS OF THE WEEK, and the schedule has changed more than once — check nps.gov/brvb before travelling. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Day and New Year's Day. Free parking on site.
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