Monroe Elementary School
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Monroe Elementary School is a historic Topeka, Kansas, school central to the landmark Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court case that ended legal racial segregation in U.S. public schools.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former public elementary school
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historic school building ⓘ site of national historic significance ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Modern Movement ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
African American education in Kansas
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NAACP legal strategy against segregation ⓘ Oliver Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ Thurgood Marshall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
African-American history in Topeka, Kansas
ⓘ
Defunct schools in Kansas ⓘ Education museums in the United States ⓘ School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Kansas ⓘ |
| city | Topeka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse |
Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park site
NERFINISHED
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museum ⓘ |
| era | Jim Crow era of racial segregation in the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function | commemorates the Brown v. Board of Education decision ⓘ |
| hasExhibit |
interpretive exhibits on Brown v. Board of Education
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interpretive exhibits on school segregation ⓘ |
| hasRole | central site in Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court case ⓘ |
| hasType | segregated school (historical) ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
National Historic Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalContext | Fourteenth Amendment Equal Protection Clause NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalImpact | helped establish that separate educational facilities are inherently unequal ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Shawnee County, Kansas
NERFINISHED
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Topeka, Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| material | brick ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with the end of legal racial segregation in U.S. public schools
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role in civil rights history ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Topeka Public Schools NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalUse | elementary school for African American children ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| partOf | Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | public education about school desegregation ⓘ |
| relatedCase | Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483 (1954) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | symbol of the struggle against segregated schooling ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Kansas ⓘ |
| topic |
civil rights movement in the United States
ⓘ
racial segregation in education ⓘ |
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