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GRAVES v. WALTON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION

Civ. A. No. 681.

300 F.Supp. 188 (1968)

Anson GRAVES, a minor, by his father and next friend, Fletcher Graves, Diane Harris, a minor, by her father and next friend, Robert Harris, Michael Jackson, a minor, by his father and next friend, Charlie Jackson, and all others similarly situated; Nevada Wade, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated; Lillian Hill and Allie Bell Norris, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. WALTON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION; Dr. Garfield Wilson, Individually and as Superintendent of Schools of Walton County, Georgia; Social Circle Board of Education; S. W. Causey, Individually, and as Superintendent of Schools of Social Circle, Georgia; J. L. Shepard, Chief of Police of Social Circle, Georgia, Individually, and as Chief of Police, and their agents, attorneys, successors, servants, employees, and all persons in active concert and participation with them, Defendants.

United States District Court M. D. Georgia, Athens Division.

Memorandum Opinion and Decree July 30, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard Moore, Jr., Peter Rindskopf, Atlanta, Ga., for plaintiffs.

William L. Preston, Monroe, Ga., Thomas S. Bentley, Atlanta, Ga., for defendants.

BOOTLE, Chief Judge:

The plaintiffs, suing for themselves and two classes, (1) Negro parents and pupils of the public schools of Walton County, Georgia who are similarly affected and injured by the action of the defendants in maintaining and operating a racially segregated school system, and (2) teachers in the public schools of said County similarly affected by alleged action of the defendants in penalizing and suspending them and threatening so to do because of...

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