Brown versus Board of Education of Topeka: Sumner and Monroe Elementary Schools. Management Alternatives Study and Environmental Assessment.

摘要

The report documents the results of a Management Alternatives Study conducted by the National Park Service regarding several sites in Topeka, Kansas, associated with the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision. The study was initiated at the request of several members of the Kansas delegation to the United States Congress. The project developed and assessed a range of options for the possible future management, protection, interpretation, and use of the sites. The study was conducted in accordance with established NPS planning processes. The questions of suitability and feasibility, as related to the issue of potential additions to the National Park System, are also addressed. The National Park Service has a long-standing interest in identifying and commemorating significant cultural resources. The Topeka sites serve to commemorate the landmark 1954 U.S. Supreme Court Brown v. Board decision.