Topeka High School

Regional headlines from the Associated Press

Since early February, we've been sharing stories about growing up in Topeka, in the shadow of segregation. 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 from former Topeka Mayor Bill Bunten as he talks to his friend Jack Alexander, a former Topeka city councilman.

The legendary basketball coach was a Kansas native who never forgot his roots.

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.