A woman who became a central figure in the fight against racial segregation in US schools has died at the age of 75. Linda Brown died on Sunday in Topeka, Kansas, her sister Cheryl Brown Henderson, founding president of The Brown Foundation, confirmed to The Topeka Capital-Journal. He and several black families were turned away, sparking the Brown v Board of Education case that challenged segregation in public schools. The NAACP’s legal arm brought the lawsuit to challenge segregation in public schools before the Supreme Court and Ms Brown’s father, Oliver Brown, became lead plaintiff. 64 years ago a young girl from Topeka brought a case that ended segregation in public schools in America.

Source: Daily Mail March 27, 2018 06:31 UTC