Celebrating the Past, Shaping the Future: 70th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education

Join us as we examine this historic event’s impact on the current state of education and honor the Little Rock 9, the litigants of Brown, and other champions who have made the continued pursuit of educational justice possible. 
 
Image: Lucinda Todd was the secretary of the Topeka, Kansas branch of the NAACP and the first parent to sign on as plaintiff in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. The dining room of her home was a gathering place both for local members of the NAACP and national figures involved in the case such as Thurgood Marshall, Roy Wilkins, Walter White, and Jack Greenberg. Todd was quoted as saying, "this is where it all started, right here" in reference to the table.  
 
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Judge Paul L. Brady.