(AP) — A foundation started by the daughter of the named plaintiff in the Brown v. Board of Education school desegregation case has been asked to move out of the National Park site that tells the story of the civil rights movement.
The move came after a federal investigation found conflicts of interest stemming from Cheryl Brown Henderson’s brief stint leading the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site in Topeka.
The investigation released this summer found that Brown Henderson continued to participate in foundation activities after becoming superintendent of the National Park site despite a recusal agreement that barred her from doing so. The foundation receives $300,000 in annual funding from the National Park Service.
Deborah Dandridge of the foundation says the Park Service wants to “diminish the family legacy.”