Tag: Lylaus Keyes
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Lylaus Keyes who brought Denver schools segregation lawsuit 50 years ago, has died
Lylaus Keyes — whose name is forever attached to a pivotal 1973 Supreme Court decision involving segregation in Denver — has died. Keyes died on Oct. 1. She was 97. Keyes and her late husband, Wilfred Keyes, a chiropractor turned insurance salesman, were the lead plaintiffs in a lawsuit five decades ago in which the…