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ALEXANDER v. HOLMES COUNTY BD. OF ED.

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396 U.S. 1218 (1969)

90 S.Ct. 14

24 L.Ed.2d 41

ALEXANDER ET AL., v. HOLMES COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided September 5, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack Greenberg, James M. Nabrit III, and Norman C. Amaker on the application.

William A. Allain, Assistant Attorney General of Mississippi, and John C. Satterfield in opposition.

Solicitor General Griswold filed a memorandum for the United States.

MR. JUSTICE BLACK, Circuit Justice.

For a great many years Mississippi has had in effect what is called a dual system of public schools, one system for white students only and one system for Negro students only. On July 3, 1969, the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit entered an order requiring the submission of new plans to be put into effect this fall to accelerate desegregation in 33 Mississippi school districts. On August 28, upon the motion of the Department...

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