Michelle Obama to Topeka Graduates: Segregation Not a Thing of the Past

Brown v. Board of Education

Ericka Andersen, --May 20, 2014

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First lady Michelle Obama told graduating high school seniors in Topeka, Kansas, that they “take the diversity you’re surrounded by for granted.”
Obama spoke Friday in the city where the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case began and, 60 years ago, was the means for the Supreme Court to outlaw segregation in public schools. Despite noting great progress since 1954, the president’s wife accused schools in the area of pulling back “on efforts to integrate.” More...

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