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17694
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Paul discusses the legal analysis of the Supreme Court decision of Brown versus the Board of Education, providing possible alternatives for North Carolina concerning segregation in public schools.
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Popular Government (NoCar JK 4101 P6), Vol. 21 Issue 1, Sept 1954, p12-25
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20657
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This article looks at the funding for segregated African American schools in the period between 1877 and 1894. Continually affected by legislation, the schools were made more separate and unequal by segregated tax funding that was continually fought and then reestablished during this time.
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30412
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The United States Supreme Court has concluded that in the field of public education, 'separate but equal' no longer has a place, and segregation of children based on color has a detrimental effect. North Carolina now faces adjustment to the new legislation with number of students in schools, training of teachers and financial obligations.
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30435
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The 1955 North Carolina General Assembly will delay actions with regards to the operation and administration of public schools in the state due to issues that arise from developments on the question of segregation. It has been decided in the state that integration within the public school system should occur slowly to prevent any issues of violence.
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30501
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North Carolina Governor Luther Hodges argues for the maintenance of the separate but equal policies of North Carolina's public schools. In lieu of integration, Hodges calls for voluntary changes in the hands of local school boards, rather than the abandonment of the public schools system due to integration.
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30585
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Used as an official action on the part of a state government to question the constitutionality of a federal policy, interposition is a tactic being utilized by several southern states in an effort to maintain segregation in the public schools. In an action of positive defiance, also used during the American Revolutionary and Civil Wars, seven states, led by Virginia, are seeking to slow integration throughout the south by claiming its unconstitutionality.
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30764
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North Carolina State Superior Court Judges in Charlotte and Greensboro ruled against last-minute legal efforts to block integration in public schools starting in September. Although other cities are still working on solving legal actions, over 322,000 African American students are enrolled in public schools for the coming term.
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30776
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Senate Bill 3257--the Civil Rights Bill of 1958--will provide amendments to strengthen the Supreme Court's decision on school desegregation. The Bill looks to provide funding to school districts to desegregate, have tax payers take over the cost of bringing suits against school authorities that do not comply, provide funding for expense incurred by those who seek educational training that meet desegregation needs, and also provide broad powers to the Secretary of Health, Welfare and Education.