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UNC Chapel Hill Desegregates
UNC Chapel Hill was ordered to desegregate. -
Brown vs Board of Education
In the Brown vs. Board of Education, the Supreme Court outlawed racial segregation in schools.
https://www.colorlines.com/articles/may-17-1954-supreme-court-rules-racial-segregation-schools-unconstitutional -
Greensboro Announcement
Greensboro was the first Southern states to publicly say that it would abide by the ruling of the Brown vs. Board of Education.
http://libcdm1.uncg.edu/cdm/essaygreensboroschools/collection/CivilRights -
Pearsall Plan
The Pearsall Plan was North Carolina's attempt to leisurely integrate their schools. The Pearsall Plan was ruled unconstitutional. -
Dorothy Counts
Dorothy Counts tried to enroll at an all-White school and enlightened the country on the conditions of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School Systems.
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Civil Rights Act of 1964
This act was signed by President Lyndon Johnson to push forward the efforts of desegregating public schools. It stopped funding schools that were segregated. -
Swann vs. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education
Darius and Vera Swann fight for their black son to attend a white school because it is closer than the one he currently attends. This case leads to US District Judge James McMillan making Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools integrate.
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Integration Rates
By the start of the 1968 school year, 22.5% of African American students were enrolled in integrated schools. -
Busing Used for Integration
On this day, Dr. John Finger's plan was used to bring black kids on buses to white schools in order to integrate schools.
https://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/20/april-20-1971-supreme-court-rules-that-busing-can-be-used-to-integrate-schools/ -
Last to Integrate
By this time, Greensboro was one of the last five cities in North Carolina to integrate its schools.
http://libcdm1.uncg.edu/cdm/essaygreensboroschools/collection/CivilRights
