Jim Ryun: “I especially want to thank one of my constituents, Cheryl Brown Henderson, for being the catalyst in this effort to…”

“I especially want to thank one of my constituents, Cheryl Brown Henderson, for being the catalyst in this effort to educate America on the Brown versus Board of Education Supreme Court decision. H.R. 2133 will establish a commission to help educate Americans on the history and ramifications of this landmark case in preparation for the 50th anniversary of the Brown decision. On May 17, 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a definitive interpretation of the 14th amendment that would unequivocally change the landscape of American public education. This decision effectively ended the long-held 'separate but equal' doctrine in U.S. education. The commission will work in conjunction with a number of different Departments, as my colleague just mentioned, the Department of Education, Judicial Branch, NAACP Legal Defense and Education Foundation, and the Brown Foundation.”