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StoryCorps: Legacy of Brown v. Board in Topeka (Annette Wims & Carolyn Wims-Campbell)

Annette Wims (left) interviews her aunt, Carolyn Leona Wims Campbell, about growing up in Topeka, in the shadow of segregation.
Tuesday, May 12th, 2015, by KPR Staff
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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.

StoryCorps: Legacy of Brown v. Board in Topeka (J.B. Bauersfeld & Dale Cushinberry)

Dale Cushinberry (left) talks to former student, J.B. Bauersfeld, about his experience growing up in Topeka in the shadow of segregation.
Tuesday, April 21st, 2015, by KPR Staff
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As part of the 60th anniversary of "Brown versus the Topeka Board of Education," the Kansas Humanities Council sponsored a local StoryCorps project last year, to record the memories of area residents. Today, we hear Topeka resident J.B. Bauersfeld interview his former high school principal, Dale Cushinberry.

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