Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park


The path to equality has been anything but smooth. It's taken courage and dedication by everyday people coming together for a common goal to carry the country toward true equality. Parents, teachers, secretaries, welders, ministers and students drove their communities, and the country along with them, toward justice in a series of often unsteady turns leading to the Brown v. Board Decision.

The park is located in downtown Topeka, Kansas at 1515 SE Monroe Street.

  • Park Film
  • Museum Exhibits
  • Shopping
  • Bookstore and Park Store

  • African American Heritage
  • Schools and Education
  • Social Movements
  • Civil Rights
  • Urban America

Brown v Board NHP Exterior

Brown v Board National Historical Park

The Monroe Elementary School Building.

Monroe Elementary School

Monroe School and park visitor center

Monroe Elementary School, was one of the four segregated elementary schools for African American children in Topeka

Monroe Classroom

Historic classroom image, 1949

Monroe School Class Photo 1949

Exterior of Monroe School

Front entrance to Monroe school

Front entrance to historic Monroe school.

National park programs

Visitors join a national park program around the Monroe school building and grounds

Visitors join a national park program around the Monroe school building and grounds