![Susan Walsh Brown v. Board of Education plaintiff and veteran John Stokes speaks to reporters outside the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 16, 2024, following a meeting with President Joe Biden to mark the 50th anniversary of the historic Supreme Court decision. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/ab2e869c37f7418ba68f0e35ff9f92da/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Brown v. Board of Education plaintiff and veteran John Stokes speaks to reporters outside the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 16, 2024, following a meeting with President Joe Biden to mark the 50th anniversary of the historic Supreme Court decision. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
![Susan Walsh Cheryl Brown Henderson, right, daughter of Brown v. Board of Education named plaintiff Oliver Brown, speaks to reporters outside the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 16, 2024, following a meeting with President Joe Biden to mark the 50th anniversary of the historic Supreme Court decision. Henderson is joined by, from left, NAACP President Derrick Johnson and Brown v. Board of Education plaintiff and veteran John Stokes. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/427d6ef76a684058981f7a5547b72345/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Cheryl Brown Henderson, right, daughter of Brown v. Board of Education named plaintiff Oliver Brown, speaks to reporters outside the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 16, 2024, following a meeting with President Joe Biden to mark the 50th anniversary of the historic Supreme Court decision. Henderson is joined by, from left, NAACP President Derrick Johnson and Brown v. Board of Education plaintiff and veteran John Stokes. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
![Alex Brandon President Joe Biden speaks at the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies' 30th annual gala, Tuesday, May 14, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/d36febc074be44febab3382f44d66d14/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
President Joe Biden speaks at the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies' 30th annual gala, Tuesday, May 14, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
![Susan Walsh NAACP President Derrick Johnson, second from left, speaks to reporters outside the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 16, 2024, after meeting with President Joe Biden to mark the 50th anniversary of the historic Supreme Court decision. Johnson is joined by, from left, Brown v. Board of Education plaintiff and veteran John Stokes, Nathaniel Briggs, son of Brown v. Board of Education named plaintiff Harry Briggs Jr., and Cheryl Brown Henderson, daughter of Brown v. Board of Education named plaintiff Oliver Brown. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/38909bf8d1384b1e9af0bbd409e2be6a/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
NAACP President Derrick Johnson, second from left, speaks to reporters outside the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 16, 2024, after meeting with President Joe Biden to mark the 50th anniversary of the historic Supreme Court decision. Johnson is joined by, from left, Brown v. Board of Education plaintiff and veteran John Stokes, Nathaniel Briggs, son of Brown v. Board of Education named plaintiff Harry Briggs Jr., and Cheryl Brown Henderson, daughter of Brown v. Board of Education named plaintiff Oliver Brown. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
![Susan Walsh Cheryl Brown Henderson, center, daughter of Brown v. Board of Education named plaintiff Oliver Brown, speaks to reporters outside the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 16, 2024, after meeting with President Joe Biden to mark the 50th anniversary of the historic Supreme Court decision. Henderson is joined by, from left, NAACP President Derrick Johnson, Brown v. Board of Education plaintiff and veteran John Stokes, unidentified, and Nathaniel Briggs, son of Brown v. Board of Education named plaintiff Harry Briggs Jr. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/5fd7beea62d7482a9b39f390a4c6fb38/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Cheryl Brown Henderson, center, daughter of Brown v. Board of Education named plaintiff Oliver Brown, speaks to reporters outside the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 16, 2024, after meeting with President Joe Biden to mark the 50th anniversary of the historic Supreme Court decision. Henderson is joined by, from left, NAACP President Derrick Johnson, Brown v. Board of Education plaintiff and veteran John Stokes, unidentified, and Nathaniel Briggs, son of Brown v. Board of Education named plaintiff Harry Briggs Jr. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)