Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park
Monroe Elementary School, was one of the four segregated elementary schools for African American children in Topeka
The path to equality has been anything but smooth. It's taken courage and dedication by everyday people coming together for a common goal to carry the country toward true equality. Parents, teachers, secretaries, welders, ministers, and students drove their communities, and the country along with them, toward justice in a series of often unsteady turns leading to the Brown v. Board decision.
A new National Park Service report shows that 18,800 visitors to Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park in 2023 spent $1.3 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 19 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $2 million.
The National Park Service (NPS) hosted a Naturalization Ceremony today on July 25, in collaboration with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration services (USCIS) and the U.S. District Courts.
The National Park Service (NPS) hosted a Naturalization Ceremony today on June 27, in collaboration with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration services (USCIS) and the U.S. District Courts.
Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site will host a Civil Rights Educator Institute (CREI) from Monday, June 24 through Friday, June 28, 2024. The CREI is open to educators; requests to participate in this program will be accepted until all openings are filled. Educators who attend the full CREI will receive professional development credit.