January Constitution Series: Equality And Justice For All
A LANDMARK CASE:
BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION
CHERYL BROWN HENDERSON
Cheryl Brown Henderson is one of the three daughters of the late Rev. Oliver L. Brown who in the fall of 1950 along with 12 other parents in Topeka, Kansas, led by attorneys for the NAACP, filed suit on behalf of their children against the local Board of Education. Their case joined with cases from Delaware, South Carolina, Virginia and Washington, D.C. on appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court and on May 17, 1954, became known as the landmark decision; Brown v. the Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas. This case was legally named for Oliver Brown, i.e., Oliver L. Brown et. al. vs. the Board of Education of Topeka, KS. et. al. Rev. Brown died in 1961 before knowing the impact this case would have on the nation.
Cheryl is the Founding President of the Brown Foundation for Educational Equity, Excellence and Research, and owner of Brown & Associates, educational consulting firm. She recently added author to her resume with the release of Recovering Untold Stories: An Enduring Legacy of the Brown v. Board of Education Decision.
Myles V. Lynk | Guest Moderator
Senior Assistant Disciplinary Counsel
District of Columbia Office of Disciplinary Counsel
Professor Emeritus of Law and the Legal Profession
Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University
Past Board Member | Sandra Day O'Connor Institute
