Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park Expansion and Redesignation Act
May 12, 2022
Statute: 136 Stat. 1196
Became law: May 12, 2022
May 12, 2022
Statute: 136 Stat. 1196
Became law: May 12, 2022
Summary
Renames and grows the Brown v. Board of Education park by adding important civil rights sites from other states involved in the famous court case.
What problem does this solve?
The original historic site in Kansas did not include other important places involved in the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court case. This law adds new sites from other states to the National Park System to better tell the full story of the fight for equal schools.
What does this law do?
Renames historic site to a historical park
Changes the official name of the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site to the Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park.
Adds new sites to the historical park
Expands the park's boundaries to include Summerton High School and the former Scott’s Branch High School in South Carolina, and land next to Monroe Elementary School in Kansas.
Creates new affiliated areas in the National Park System
Establishes sites in Virginia, Delaware, and Washington, D.C. as affiliated areas to be managed in partnership with the National Park Service.
Identifies specific schools as affiliated areas
Names the Robert Russa Moton Museum (VA), sites in Delaware (Howard High School, Claymont High School, Hockessin Colored School), and John Philip Sousa Middle School (D.C.) as affiliated areas.
Requires new management plans
Directs the Secretary to create management plans for the new park sites in South Carolina and for each of the new affiliated areas in consultation with local partners.
Who does this affect?
- National Park Service
- Local communities near new park sites
- Educators and students
What is the real world impact?
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Preserves a fuller history of school desegregation
Expands the national park to include sites from all five court cases that made up Brown v. Board of Education. This ensures a more complete and accurate story of the nationwide struggle for equal education is told and remembered.
When does this start?
This law takes effect on May 12, 2022, and includes a deadline for future actions.
Management plan submission
The management plan for each new affiliated area must be submitted to Congress no later than 3 years after funds are made available for this purpose.