A Kansas woman’s journey from segregation to equality [Video]

This month marks 60 years since a landmark moment in American history.It was in July 1964 that President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act, banning discrimination in schools and public places.Seventy-five years ago in the town of South Park, Kansas, which is now part of Merriam, there were two schools: the brand new South Park Elementary for white children only, and the Walker School for black children, a two-room building with no indoor plumbing.”It wasn’t the cleanest place in the world that I do remember,” said Delores Locke-Graves.Locke-Graves remembers being told she wasn’t welcome anywhere near the new school.”And I thought about that, and that angered me,” she said. “You know what I’m saying. I was old enough to understand that part.”A woman named Esther Brown, prompted by the disparity in schools, helped convince the parents and teachers to walk out of Walker School in protest, including Delores. The …