Zelma Henderson died Tuesday (May 20) in Topeka, Kansas after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Mrs Henderson was the last surviving plaintiff in Topeka's Brown v. Board of Education case, which led to the historic 1954 Supreme Court ruling outlawing segregation in public schools, she was 88.
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Rip: Zelma Henderson
Zelma Henderson died Tuesday (May 20) in Topeka, Kansas after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Mrs Henderson was the last surviving plaintiff in Topeka's Brown v. Board of Education case, which led to the historic 1954 Supreme Court ruling outlawing segregation in public schools, she was 88.
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