Black History: PHILLIP BURTON (1915-1995)

Philip Burton was a Seattle lawyer for more than 40 years, a voice for the disadvantaged, and a fighter for reforms to end discrimination in education, housing and employment. His legal actions led to the desegregation of Seattle Public Schools. Fighting for civil rights was his lifelong activity and began in the late 1940s when, as a law student at Washburn School of Law, he brought suit against the City of Topeka for discrimination in the city-owned movie theaters and public swimming pools. He worked on the initial filing of the landmark Brown versus Board of Education case in Topeka, which was eventually argued before the U.S. Supreme Court. The ruling abolished segregation in public schools... Watch the video for more info... Please click the Subscribe button, to help us grow a small community of people who actually care about themselves and others.