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Plessy v. Ferguson
Declared the segregated facilities must be separate but equal, they were usually not. -
Brown v. Board of Education
US Supreme Court ruled that segregation of America's schools was unconstitutional. -
Governor’s Special Advisory Committee on Education
Governor William B. Umstead created this consider the effects of the state’s obeying the Supreme Court ruling. -
Luther Hodges
Became governor of North Carolina. Opposed integration of schools. -
Pearsall Plan
Established a freedom-of-choice system that allowed students to attend the school they wanted, and the voucher system allowed parents to use state money to support their child’s education in a private school. -
The Little Rock Nine
National Guard dispatched to protect African American teenagers in Arkansas. -
Private Indian School Established
Thanks to the Pearsall Plan a private Indian school was established in Warren County but was closed once all Warren County schools were integrated. -
All Warren County Schools Integrated
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Charlotte School System Desegregated
US Supreme Court ruled that the Charlotte School System desegregate. -
North Carolina Meets Requirements of Supreme Court's Brown Decision
