"And we ain't got those roses to smell like they got over at the white school neither. Just a bunch of dirt and a one-room school house with one itty toilet next to the closet with the kids' lunches."    Mrs. Sarah Bulah -- Scene 9

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Now Let Me Fly was commissioned for the national celebration of the 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board through a generous contribution from Washburn University and was first produced by the Brown Foundation.

"...the play was such a success that the school has decided to commission the construction of a permanent set of wings decorated by student handprints to serve as a permanent reminder of this important occasion. Thank you for making this possible!"
Dennis Hagen-Smith
Teacher
Toluca Lake Elementary School

Brown v. Board Resources

There are many resources about Brown v. Board available on the internet. Listed here are some that will provide you with further background information.

At the Brown v. Board website see:

• Background Summary and Orientation Handbook.
• Brown Quarterly, particularly the Spring 1999 issue and the Winter 2001 issue.
• The online version of the exhibit In Pursuit of Freedom & Equality: Kansas and the African American Public School Experience, 1855-1955.
• Fulltext of the Brown opinion and other related federal and Kansas decisions.

The National Park Service's Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site website has information about the May 17, 2004 Grand Opening and Dedication.

University of Michigan Library's Brown v. Board of Education Digital Archive contains documents and images which chronicle events surrounding the case, including case summaries and oral arguments.

The National Education Association has a list of Brown-related activities and events being held around the United States.

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund's Brown website has a detailed chronology of events.

Howard University School of Law's Brown@50 website contains links to other Brown and civil rights resources.

curiae.law.yale.edu includes records and briefs for Brown v. Board.

Cheryl Brown Henderson talks about Brown in an interview with the Kansas National Education Association.

A Nation Acts provides this information as a public service and does not necessarily agree or disagree with opinions expressed at these websites.