Esther E. Brown organized citizen support in South Park for litigation that led to the 1949 Kansas Supreme Court order admitting black children to the South Park School and to nearby high schools. Her actions encouraged similar litigation that resulted in the U.S. Supreme Court landmark decision declaring school segregation unconstitutional. With active support from many South Park residents, she overcame resistance to her civil rights advocacy in 1948-51 at great personal sacrifice. She also actively supported civil rights by organizing the "Panel of Americans" program and fighting for equal opportunity for all with belief in the brotherhood of mankind.
