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Posted: 2018-03-27T09:19:16Z | Updated: 2018-03-27T09:19:16Z Civil Rights Icon Linda Brown Remembered On Twitter: 'Rest In Power' | HuffPost

Civil Rights Icon Linda Brown Remembered On Twitter: 'Rest In Power'

"Generations stand on your shoulders."

The world is remembering civil rights icon Linda Brown, who died on Monday at the age of 76.

As a little girl, Brown was at the center of the historic Brown vs. Board of Education case , which ultimately ended segregation in U.S. public schools.

Supermodel Naomi Campbell and movie director Ava DuVernay were among the many who paid tribute to Brown on Twitter:

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