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Once designated as one of the city’s white-only elementary schools, Parkdale began including African American students in 1955.

Mr. Robert Caldwell, teaching Graphic Arts class at Salina High School Central, 1960s. Later, Mr. Caldwell served as Mayor of Salina, an elected representative in Kansas State Legislature, and a member of the Kansas Board of Regents.

This letter, sent to the Topeka Board of Education members in May of 1953, lists reasons why all teachers are needed and how it is unfair to exclude African American teachers, regardless of the then upcoming Supreme Court decision.

This letter includes revisions on a paragraph for the filings of the case of Brown v. Board.

This letter concerns putting together an argument for the Brown v. Board case.

This letter is from Robert L. Carter of the NAACP, who was working with attorney Charles Scott on behalf of the Topeka plaintiffs in the Brown v. Board of Education case.

This letter is from the Topeka school Superintendent, informing an African American teacher of how her employment would be affected if the Supreme Court decision ruled in favor of desegregating schools.