Linda Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, argued for change in America in the mid-20th century. America was a country in turmoil, after many futile efforts to bring about social change had failed, but the groundbreaking case of Linda Brown pushed America in the right direction. At the heart of the problem was segregation. Segregation is the act of separating a particular person or faction from the main group. In the case of America, segregation was practiced on minorities such as African Americans, Hispanics and Asians. The full force of segregation fell on African Americans. Segregation was based on pure hatred of blacks by white Americans. Most of them got their hatred of African Americans from their parents. This hatred was applied to all aspects of black life, they could not carry out the most mundane activities without some sort of segregation. Everything from fountains to public schools was under the influence of segregation. In Linda Brown's case, the problem wasn't a fountain but a school. Linda was a black third-grader living in Topeka, Kansas, caught in the middle of racial discrimination. To get to her black elementary school each day, Linda had to travel a mile from her home through a rail yard, even though there was a white elementary school seven blocks away. Her father, Oliver Brown, tried to enroll her in white elementary school but was rejected because of her race. After his daughter's refusal to enter school, Oliver turned to McKinley Burnett, the head of the Topeka branch of the NAACP. The NAACP jumped at the opportunity to help the Browns because they had long waited for the chance to challenge segregation in public schools. (Cozzens) The brother…middle of the paper…determined that they would monitor school boards until they showed plans for full compliance and followed through on those plans. Works Cited Cozzens, Lisa. “Brown v. Board of Education.” www.watson.org. Np, June 29, 1998. Web. October 24, 2011. .(Cozzens)"Brown v. Board of Education." www.pbs.org. Np, nd Web. October 24, 2011. ("www.pbs.org") Kansas Historical Society, . “Brown v. Board of Education.” www.kshs.org. Np, September 2011. Web. October 24, 2011. .(Kansas Historical Society)"Supreme Court of the United States." www.findlaw.com. Np, nd Web. October 24, 2011. .("www.findlaw.com")