Linda Carol Brown, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Linda Carol Brown

central figure in law case to end US school segregation

Date of Birth: 20-Feb-1942

Place of Birth: Topeka, Kansas, United States

Date of Death: 25-Mar-2018

Profession: teacher, human rights activist, activist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Linda Carol Brown (February 20, 1943 – March 25, 2018) was a campaigner for equality in education.
As a schoolgirl in 1954, Brown became the center of the landmark United States civil rights case Brown v.
Board of Education.
Brown was in third grade at the time, and sought to enroll at Sumner School in Topeka, Kansas.
Her admission was denied based on her race.
Her lawsuit against segregation in elementary schools was ultimately successful and the resulting Supreme Court precedent overturned the 'separate but equal' doctrine which had been previously established in Plessy v.
Ferguson.
Brown became an educator and civil rights advocate.