# What This Bill Does: Expanding the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site

This bill expands a national historic site dedicated to the landmark 1954 Supreme Court case that ended school segregation. Right now, the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site only exists in Topeka, Kansas, where the main case originated. This bill adds related historic locations from four other cases that were combined with Brown v. Board of Education, spreading the site across multiple states to tell the complete story of how school desegregation happened across America.

The bill adds specific schools and buildings in South Carolina, Virginia, Delaware, and Washington, D.C. that were central to these related cases. For example, it includes Summerton High School in South Carolina (the all-white school that refused to admit Black students in the Briggs v. Elliott case) and Robert Russa Moton School in Virginia (where a student-led strike sparked the Davis case). These locations will become either part of the main historic site or "affiliated areas" connected to it. The bill also protects these sites from being acquired through forced government purchase—they'll remain owned and operated by their current owners, whether that's school districts, museums, or community organizations.

For most people, this mainly affects how the country preserves and teaches civil rights history. Visitors will be able to visit multiple locations across different states to understand the full scope of the desegregation fight, rather than just seeing one site in Kansas. The bill requires the National Park Service to develop management plans for these locations and work with local organizations already managing them. It also allows the government to provide grants and technical help to these sites for preservation and education. The bill doesn't force anyone to sell their property or give up control—it simply designates these historically significant buildings as part of the national park system and provides resources to help preserve and interpret their stories.

Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park Expansion and Redesignation Act

Clyburn, James E.

Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site Expansion Act This bill expands the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site currently located in Topeka, Kansas, to include additional sites in Clarendon County, South Carolina, and establishes as affiliated areas specified sites in Farmville, Virginia; Wilmington and Hockessin, Delaware; and the District of Columbia.