"Speaking on the eve of the 60th anniversary of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education ruling, first lady Michelle Obama challenged high school seniors Friday to stand up to prejudice when they see it and not be afraid to talk about race. Addressing graduating high school students in Topeka, Kan., where the 1954 Supreme Court decision desegregated the city’s schools, Obama said many young people today find it hard to imagine segregation and may not appreciate the changes wrought by the ruling."
Saturday, May 17, 2014
In Kansas, first lady Michelle Obama urges graduating students to embrace diversity; Washington Post, 5/16/14
Katie Zezima, Washington Post; In Kansas, first lady Michelle Obama urges graduating students to embrace diversity:
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