Another example of how powerful children can be in fomenting change on a national level.
“Sixty-four years ago, a young girl from Topeka, Kansas sparked a case that ended segregation in public schools in America,” Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer said.
Unfortunately, that’s not true. This court case was a huge advance, but schools are often still racially segregated - if not directly by state law, then indirectly.
But maybe I’m being too picky here? The Republican Party has been claiming that racism is over for decades, even as they use racism for political advantage, so I’m probably a bit sensitive to blanket statements like this.