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Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park

Brown v Board National Historical Park

The Monroe Elementary School Building.

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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.

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The park is located in downtown Topeka, Kansas at 1515 SE Monroe Street.

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Weather

Kansas has a temperate but continental climate, with great extremes between summer and winter temperatures but few long periods of extreme hot or cold.

News

Brown v. Board of Education NHP hosts New Citizen Ceremony, September 25, 2025
Sep 25, 2025

Brown v. Board of Education NHP hosts New Citizen Ceremony, September 25, 2025

TOPEKA, Kan. – The National Park Service (NPS) hosted a New Citizen Ceremony, September 25, 2025, in collaboration with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the U.S. District Courts.