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Beyond Brown: Pursuing the Promise

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Once upon a time, a seven-year-old girl named Linda Brown walked six blocks to a bus stop and then rode a bus to school, although another school was only seven blocks from her home. Check out this site to learn what happened when she tried to change schools—and succeeded.

This entry was posted in Decisions that Matter and tagged Culture & Society, Historic Figures, History, People on June 1, 2018 by admin.

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