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...cause is neither trendy nor fashionable, but a basic American belief that spans generations. The N.R.A.'s strength has never originated in Washington but instead has reached outward and upward from Biloxi, Albuquerque, Concord, Tampa, Topeka -- from every point on the compass and from communities large and small. Those who fail to grasp this widespread commitment will never understand the depth of political and philosophical dedication symbolized by the letters N.R.A...
When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1954 that the four all-black elementary schools in Topeka were "inherently unequal," the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision paved the way for desegregation efforts nationwide. Last week the battle returned to Topeka after a federal appeals court in Denver found that the school system continues to be racially segregated...
...Topeka (pop. 120,000) is not actively resisting desegregation, the court found, but the system has been exercising "benign neglect" concerning racial imbalances in some schools. The case has been returned to the U.S. district court in Topeka, which will decide on remedies. Linda Brown Buckner, whose father was the plaintiff in the original case, was among the Topeka parents who revived the lawsuit in 1979. Says her sister, Cheryl Brown Henderson, the family spokeswoman: "The quality of education was slipping, and it appeared that the only way to get attention was legal redress...
...propose that the Supreme Court use the occasion to reverse Roe. While a reversal cannot be ruled out, few court watchers expect it just now. Supreme Court Justices usually prefer to muster a sizable majority behind highly controversial decisions, as they did in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, the pivotal -- and unanimous -- 1954 school-desegregation case...
...faith in you.' I was shortchanged. There are times I feel that I was nothing more than a piece of equipment, like a football or a practice jersey that the athletic department owned." Brian was recently making $8,000 a year playing for the Topeka Sizzlers in the C.B.A. He is wondering what's next...