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Yolanda Renee King talks with host Dan Skinner about, “We Dream a World – Carrying the Light from my Grandparents Martin Luther King, Jr., and Coretta Scott King.”

Here's a summary of the day's Kansas news headlines from the Associated Press as compiled by the KPR new staff.

Here's a summary of the day's Kansas news headlines from the Associated Press as compiled by the KPR new staff.

As part of last year's 60th anniversary of "Brown versus the Topeka Board of Education," the Kansas Humanities Council sponsored a local StoryCorps project, where area residents shared their memories about growing up in the shadow of segregation. Today, we listen in as Annette Wims interviews her aunt, Carolyn Wims-Campbell.

Here's a summary of the day's news headlines from the Associated Press, compiled here by the KPR News Team.

Last year was the 60th anniversary of "Brown v. Board," the Supreme Court ruling that led to school desegregation. To mark the anniversary, area residents were interviewed about growing up in Topeka, the town so closely associated with the case. Today, we hear from Tom Averill and Matthew Porubsky about how integration came to a local cemetery.

Last year (2014) marked the 60th anniversary of the historic decision in "Brown versus the Topeka Board of Education." The Supreme Court ruling led to desegregated schools and, eventually, to a more integrated society in general. To celebrate the anniversary, the Kansas Humanities Council joined with NPR's StoryCorps project to interview area residents about growing up in the town whose name became part of the landmark case. In this third installment of our series, we hear from two, lifelong friends. Jack Alexander and Darlene Wilson-Jackson both attended segregated elementary schools but went to integrated junior and senior high schools.

Topeka resident, Dr. Beryl New, is interviewed by her granddaughter, Dajaia James, about growing up in the shadow of segregation. The two took part in a StoryCorps project last year, marking the 60th anniversary of the Brown v. Board Supreme Court decision.