In 1966, Brown led many efforts in Paducah, Kentucky and throughout the state to integrate public facilities.
He received his education at Lincoln High School and Western Kentucky Industrial College, both in Paducah.
He completed studies in carpentry and cabinet making at Western Kentucky Vocational School in Paducah.
Brown won the lawsuit he initiated to integrate Paducah Junior College, where his son, Curlee Brown, Jr., later became the school’s first African American graduate.
Brown Sr. served as president of the Paducah Branch of the NAACP for over 30 years until his death.
