Linda Brown, Symbol of Landmark Desegregation Case, Dies

Linda Brown, whose father objected when she was not allowed to attend an all-white school in her neighborhood and who thus came to symbolize one of the most transformative court proceedings in American history, the school desegregation case Brown v. Board of Education, died on Sunday in Topeka, Kan. Elle était 75. Her death was confirmed on Monday by a spokesman for the Peaceful Rest Funeral Chapel in Topeka… LIRE LA SUITE