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Kansas Interpretive Traveling Exhibit Service

Brown vs. Board of Education, In Pursuit of Freedom and Equality

In 1954, the Supreme Court ruling in Brown vs. Topeka Board of Education finally ended school segregation across America. Today, few people realize that African Americans in Kansas fought segregation as early as 1880, nearly a century before the Brown victory. This striking exhibit explores the historic struggle for equality through education, placing the Brown case in the context of earlier Kansas lawsuits, opposition to "Jim Crow" laws, and national events. Produced by the Brown Foundation for Educational Equality, Excellence and Research with support from the Kansas Humanities Council.

On-Line Tour: View this exhibit on-line.

Handling Fee: $25

Exhibit Format: Wall hung; includes 12 framed posters measuring 24"x36"

Shipping: (1) wooden crate measuring 40"x30"x28" and weighing 130 lbs.

Deborah Dandridge, Kansas Collection, University of Kansas, "The Struggle for School Desegregation in Kansas: From the 1880s through Brown v. Board"

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Driven By Vision: The Story of the Kansas Turnpike

By the 1950s Americans had fallen in love with the automobile. As travel by car grew, so did talk of a network of toll roads. Some Kansans were concerned the state might be bypassed. But in 1953 the Kansas Turnpike Act was passed by the Legislature.

The state's first and only lasting toll road was built in a short 22 months in the mid 1950s. As the Kansas Turnpike celebrates 50 years of success, this exhibit highlights the struggle to complete this 236-mile modern highway. Produced by the Kansas Turnpike Authority.

Handling fee: $25

Exhibit Format: NIMLOK units using 3 double-sided panels. Includes color photos and text on 3x4' panels that Velcro to Nimlok display panels.

Shipping: (1) NIMLOK case with wheels measuring 49"x38" and weighing 150 lbs. and (1) exhibit case measuring 38"x 50.5"x 9" and weighing 75 lbs.

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