Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives 100 Years Ago Feb. 16, 1924 The Kansas Supreme Court was notified yesterday by the Coffeyville board of education that Victoria Thurman and 17 other negro children have been enrolled in Roosevelt junior high School in compliance with a writ of mandamus issued by the supreme court. The girl's mother sued the board, claiming that segregation of negro high school pupils was a violation of state law, and she was upheld by the court. A “black face” kangaroo court was held at the Pittsburg senior high pep chapel and “Mr.