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EVANS v. BUCHANAN

Civ. A. Nos. 1816-1822.

195 F.Supp. 321 (1961)

Brenda EVANS et al., Plaintiffs, v. Madeline BUCHANAN et al., Defendants.

United States District Court D. Delaware.

June 26, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis L. Redding and Leonard L. Williams, Wilmington, Del., for plaintiffs.

Januar D. Bove, Jr., Atty. Gen., of State of Delaware, for State Bd. of Education and State Superintendent of Public Instruction.

James M. Tunnell, Jr., of Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell, Wilmington, Del., for Local Bds. of Milford, Laurel and Seaford Special School Dists.

Everett F. Warrington, Georgetown, Del., for Bd. of Trustees of Milton Consolidated School Dist. No. 8; Ellendale Elementary Public School Dist. No. 195; Lincoln Elementary Public School Dist. No. 194; Milton Elementary Public School Dist. No. 196 and Slaughter Neck Elementary Public School Dist. No. 193.

N. Max Terry, Dover, Del., for Bd. of Trustees of Caesar Rodney Special School Dist.

CALEB M. WRIGHT, Chief Judge.

This is a class action instituted by Negro children to compel their admission into public schools of the State of Delaware on a racially nondiscriminatory basis. Summary judgment for plaintiffs was granted by Judge Leahy in 1957. Evans v. Buchanan, D.C.D.Del.1957, 152 F.Supp. 886. In 1959 a proposed plan of integration submitted by the State Board of Education was approved by Judge Layton with certain...

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