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President Speaks at Brown v Board of Education Natl Historic Site
President George W. Bush talks about segregation during the 50th anniversary of Brown V. Board of Education at the national historic site named in its honor in Topeka, Kan., Monday, May 17, 2004. "The color of your skin determined where you could get your hair cut, which hospital ward you could be treated in, which park or library you could visit, or who you could go fishing with. And children were instructed early in the customs of racial division -- at schools where they never saw a face of another color," said the President. White House photo by Eric Draper.
President George W. Bush talks about segregation during the 50th anniversary of Brown V. Board of Education at the national historic site named in its honor in Topeka, Kan., Monday, May 17, 2004. "The color of your skin determined where you could get your hair cut, which hospital ward you could be treated in, which park or library you could visit, or who you could go fishing with. And children were instructed early in the customs of racial division -- at schools where they never saw a face of another color," said the President. Full Story
President George W. Bush and Cheryl Brown Henderson, President and CEO of Brown Foundation for Educational Equity, Excellence and Research, walk to the stage during the 50th anniversary of Brown V. Board of Education at the National Historic Site named in its honor in Topeka, Kan., Monday, May 17, 2004. White House photo by Eric Draper.
President George W. Bush waves to the audience before delivering remarks during the 50th anniversary of Brown V. Board of Education at the national historic site named in its honor in Topeka, Kan., Monday, May 17, 2004. White House photo by Eric Draper.
President George W. Bush talks about segregation during the 50th anniversary of Brown V. Board of Education at the national historic site named in its honor in Topeka, Kan., Monday, May 17, 2004. "The color of your skin determined where you could get your hair cut, which hospital ward you could be treated in, which park or library you could visit, or who you could go fishing with. And children were instructed early in the customs of racial division -- at schools where they never saw a face of another color," said the President. White House photo by Eric Draper.
President George W. Bush poses for a photograph with the 16th Street Baptist Church Choir of Birmingham, Ala., at the Brown V. Board of Education National Historic Site in Topeka, Kan., Monday, May 17, 2004. White House photo by Eric Draper.

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