John Stokes was one of the plaintiffs covered under the Brown litigation. the Board of Education was actually an umbrella lawsuit including a number of cases challenging school segregation, and not just the case originating in Topeka, Kan.
'Brown' Plaintiff John Stokes' Virginia Student Strikeīrown v. The Tavis Smiley Show senior editor Phillip Martin reports. But the result was years of violence and lingering questions about the objectives of this grand experiment. May 20, 2004īusing's Turbulent Legacy in Boston, Mass.īoston's desegregation battles began 20 years after Brown with the 1974 order by a federal judge to bus black and white students across town to achieve racial balance. Reporter Allison Keyes walks us through an exhibit at the California African American Museum that explores the impact of the Brown decision. Museum Exhibit Explores Impact of 'Brown' The Tavis Smiley Show producer Roy Hurst chats with Kirkland about his rare interview with Marshall. In 1989, television producer Avon Kirkland recorded a rare interview with Thurgood Marshall, the first African American to serve as a U.S. » Commentary: After 'Brown,' More School Choice NeededĪvon Kirkland: Interviewing Thurgood Marshall He's now the principal of Highland Park High School in Topeka. Dale Cushinberry was a student at an all-black school in Topeka from 1952 to 1956 - before and after the Brown v. George Hayes, Thurgood Marshall and James Nabrit in front of the Supreme Court, 1954.įor some insight on segregation, integration and race relations, NPR's Tavis Smiley talks with a man who has experience in what kids thought back during the days of segregation, and what they think today.
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