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Educators: Barbara Rose Johns

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Brownvie Board of Education - A Ground Breaking Case

Barbara walked out of her school to protest the lack of a new building. After two weeks, she decided it was time to take legal action. The prince edward county board of supervisors flatly refused to d segregate the schools. Barbara's case ultimately joined four other court cases that became part of the famous brownvee board of education supreme court decision. She would go on to attend drexell university in philadelphia, where she earned a degree in library science.

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