Legal Opinion
Armstrong v. Board of Education of the City of Birmingham
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 18, 1964No. 20595PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEWIN, Circuit Judge:
The controversy involved in this case relates to desegregation of the public schools of the City of Birmingham, Alabama. The background of the case is set forth in the opinion of this Court in Armstrong v. Board of Education of City of Birmingham, 5 Cir., 323 F.2d 333 (1963), and in the opinion of the District Court, 220 F.Supp. 217 (D.C.N.D.Ala.1963). When the opinion of this Court was rendered the case had been advanced on the docket and received consideration on an emergency basis. It is now before us on the merits.
After our opinion mentioned above, a plan wás…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Cooper v. AaronSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- McNeese v. Board of Education for Community Unit School District 187 CahokiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Griffin v. School Bd. of Prince Edward Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by11 opinions
- United States v. Jefferson County Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Stell v. Savannah-Chatham County Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
- Jerry L. Lockett v. Board Of Education Of Muscogogee County School District, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
- Birdie Mae Davis v. Board of School Commissioners of Mobile CountyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- United States of America and Linda Stout, by Her Father and Next Friend, Blevin Stout v. Jefferson County Board of Education, United States of America v. The Board of Education of the City of Fairfield, United States of America v. The Board of Education of the City of Bessemer, United States of America v. Caddo Parish School Board, United States of America v. The Bossier Parish School Board, Margaret M. Johnson v. Jackson Parish School Board, Yvornia Decarol Banks v. Claiborne Parish School BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
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