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Many of the individuals and families involved in Brown v. Board prefer not to field questions from the media. The following are willing to speak with reporters. Method of contact information is given in parentheses following the individual's name.
* Indicates: call the Brown Foundation at 785-235-3939 for contact information.
Learn more about the Delaware case, Belton v. Gebhart (Bulah v. Gebhart).
Andreia Brown (210-733-2764 or 210-402-6987 or email: anbrown [at] accd.edu)
Ms. Brown is one of the daughters of Ethel Belton, lead plaintiff in the Delaware case.
Brigitte L. Brown (email: brilubro [at] yahoo.com)
Ms. Brown is one of the daughters of Ethel Belton, lead plaintiff in the Delaware case.
Learn more about the Kansas case, Brown v. Board of Education.
Victoria Jean Benson (785-354-9975)
Ms. Benson is daughter of Maude Lawton, one of the parent plaintiffs in the Kansas case.
Maurita Burnett Davis (913-342-4690)
Ms. Davis is daughter of McKinley Burnett. Mr. Burnett was the Topeka
branch NAACP President, and an initiator and strategist in the Kansas case.
Cheryl Brown Henderson
Ms. Henderson is a daughter of Oliver Brown, the lead plaintiff and namesake of the Brown v. Board of Education decision. Unfortunately, Ms. Henderson is unable to honor requests for interviews. However, please check the following resources for her perspective on the case.
Charles Scott, Jr. (816-842-5781)
Mr. Scott is the son of Charles Scott, Sr., one of the attorneys in the Kansas case.
Learn more about the South Carolina case, Briggs v. Elliot.
* Will Stukes
Mr. Stukes father was a plaintiff in the case.
* Nathaniel Briggs
Direct descendant of lead plaintiff, Harry Briggs.
Learn more about the Virginia case, Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County.
John Stokes (301-306-5577)
In 1951, Mr. Stokes, his sister Carrie, and most of the student body of R.R. Morton High School made history by staging a strike. As a result of their effort, a school integration case was filed. The NAACP petitioned the Federal District Court in Richmond with the case of Davis v. Prince Edward County. Their case was eventually combined with similar cases and heard by the U.S. Supreme Court under Brown.
An interview with Mr. Stokes and further background information on the Davis case appeared in the Fall 2003 College Board Review.
* Joy Cabarrus Speakes
Ms. Speakes was one of the students who participated in the strike at Robert R. Moton High School in April of 1951. Her grandfather, George P. Morton, was an avid supporter of the case and also attended the court sessions in Richmond, Virginia.
* Thomas Mayfield
Mr. Mayfield was a teacher of agriculture in one of the "tar paper shacks" at Robert R. Moton High School during the student walkout.
* J. Samuel Williams, Jr.
Mr. Williams was one of the student leaders in the strike at Robert R. Moton High School. He organized, encouraged and motivated student strikers during the two week walkout.
* Deloris Earley
Ms. Earley was involved in the 1959 school closing.
* Herman Allen
Learn more about the District of Columbia case, Bolling v. Sharpe.
* Dr. Judine Bishop Johnson Dr. Johnson is the daughter of Gardner L. Bishop, civil rights activist.
* Indicates: call the Brown Foundation at 785-235-3939 for contact information.