Last surviving Brown v. Board plaintiff dies at 88

Starbucks Anarchist

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Wed May-21-08 09:21 PM
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Last surviving Brown v. Board plaintiff dies at 88

Source: Yahoo

TOPEKA, Kan. - The last surviving plaintiff in Topeka's Brown v. Board of Education case, which led to the historic 1954 Supreme Court ruling outlawing segregation in public schools, has died at 88.

Zelma Henderson died Tuesday in Topeka, six weeks after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

Her son, Donald, said she wasn't physically imposing, but when she was passionate about something, "She was just fire."

In 1950, Henderson signed onto the litigation on behalf of her children challenging Topeka's segregated schools. In all, 13 black parents in Topeka, including the Rev. Oliver Brown, took part in the federal case.

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MadMaddie

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Wed May-21-08 09:25 PM
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1. May she rest in peace....if not for her and the others...many

like myself wouldn't be where we are if they didn't have the courage to do what they did.

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Starbucks Anarchist

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Wed May-21-08 10:15 PM
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2. Kick.

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AndyTiedye

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Wed May-21-08 10:26 PM
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3. A McCain Supreme Court Would Overturn It

I sure hope we can heal our party and win in November.

If the worst happens, at least these fine people didn't live to see it.

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rurallib

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Wed May-21-08 10:34 PM
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4. Pretty much overturned last session.

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