Legal Opinion
Chambers v. Hendersonville City Board of Education
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 6, 1966No. 10379PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. SPENCER BELL, Circuit Judge:
The plaintiffs, Negro school teachers and their professional association, brought this class action seeking an injunction against the racially discriminatory policies and practices of the School Board of the City of Hendersonville.1 The district court dismissed their complaint and denied them injunctive relief. We reverse and remand.
Prior to the school year 1964-1965 the school system of Hendersonville consisted of three “white” and one consolidated Negro schools. In that year some pupil desegregation occurred on a freedom of choice basis as the result of…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Norris v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Avery v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Reece v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Eubanks v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
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3Cited by67 opinions
- Keyes v. School Dist. No. 1, DenverSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- United States v. Jefferson County Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Herman Jackson, Jr. v. James B. Godwin, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- John W. Marr and Lucille Marr v. Douglas RifeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1974
- Sostre v. RockefellerDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1970
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