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May 27, 1961
The Detroit Tribune
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
What is this article about?
Linda Brown, the plaintiff in the landmark 1954 U.S. Supreme Court school desegregation case Brown v. Board of Education, was awarded a scholarship to integrated Drury College in Springfield, Missouri. A top high school senior and daughter of Rev. Oliver Brown, she expressed pride in symbolizing the historic decision.
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Plaintiff In Historic Supreme Court School
SPRINGFIELD, Mo., - Linda Brown, plaintiff in the Topeka, Kansas, school integration case that, along with others, led to the May 17, 1954 U. S. Supreme Court decision, was awarded a scholarship here today to integrated Drury College.
The official legal name of the famous 1954 decision is "Brown versus Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas," taken from the suit of the Brown family, which alphabetically, came at the head of the five cases joined and decided at the same time by the High Court.
The 17-year-old high school senior earned four "A's" and one "B" last quarter. Her overall average at integrated Central High School is "B-plus."
Miss Brown moved here from Topeka two years ago with her family. Her father, Rev. Oliver Brown, is pastor of the Benton Avenue Methodist Church and a longtime NAACP member.
"I am proud to be the symbol of the Supreme Court's historic decision," the soft-spoken student told fellow NAACP youth council members.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo., - Linda Brown, plaintiff in the Topeka, Kansas, school integration case that, along with others, led to the May 17, 1954 U. S. Supreme Court decision, was awarded a scholarship here today to integrated Drury College.
The official legal name of the famous 1954 decision is "Brown versus Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas," taken from the suit of the Brown family, which alphabetically, came at the head of the five cases joined and decided at the same time by the High Court.
The 17-year-old high school senior earned four "A's" and one "B" last quarter. Her overall average at integrated Central High School is "B-plus."
Miss Brown moved here from Topeka two years ago with her family. Her father, Rev. Oliver Brown, is pastor of the Benton Avenue Methodist Church and a longtime NAACP member.
"I am proud to be the symbol of the Supreme Court's historic decision," the soft-spoken student told fellow NAACP youth council members.
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
Historical Event
Personal Triumph
What themes does it cover?
Justice
Triumph
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
School Integration
Brown V Board
Scholarship Award
Naacp
Desegregation
What entities or persons were involved?
Linda Brown
Rev. Oliver Brown
Where did it happen?
Springfield, Mo.
Story Details
Key Persons
Linda Brown
Rev. Oliver Brown
Location
Springfield, Mo.
Story Details
Linda Brown, plaintiff in the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education case, awarded scholarship to integrated Drury College; moved from Topeka two years ago; top student and NAACP youth member proud to symbolize the historic decision.