Linda Brown, the young girl at the center of the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court case, died on Monday at the age of 76.

Browns sister, Cheryl Brown Henderson, confirmed the death to the Topeka-Capital Journal . Peaceful Rest Funeral Chapel of Topeka independently confirmed Browns death with HuffPost.

Sixty-four years ago a young girl from Topeka brought a case that ended segregation in public schools in America, Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer tweeted Monday . Linda Browns life reminds us that sometimes the most unlikely people can have an incredible impact and that by serving our community we can truly change the world.