Legal Opinion
Rebecca E. Henry v. Clarksdale Municipal Separate School District
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 7, 1978No. 76-1207PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Per curiam
This is the fifth time this case has been before the Court in some form.1 In 1964, the plaintiffs initially filed suit, seeking the elimination of racial segregation in the Clarksdale Municipal Separate School District, being the first desegregation case filed in the Northern District of Mississippi. The School District proposed to eliminate school segregation by dividing the district into attendance zones. At the time, this was a unique proposal for a Mississippi school district, for most districts were urging the acceptance of “freedom of choice” plans. The first three appeals were…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Bradley v. School Bd. of RichmondSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Kenneth T. Rainey, Cross v. Jackson State College, Etc., CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Rebecca E. Henry v. The Clarksdale Municipal Separate School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- 14 Fair empl.prac.cas. 171, 8 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 9472 Bennie G. Thompson, Evelyn Thomas, Etc. v. Madison County Board of Education, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Princess Ranola Johnson, Etc. v. M. Browning Combs, Superintendent, Grand Prairie Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Delores Ross v. Houston Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Robinson v. KimbroughCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- United States v. Texas Education Agency (South Park Independent School District)Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- United States of America, Sheanda Bryant, Intervenors-Appellants, Cross-Appellees v. Lawrence County School District, Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Dorothy Gautreaux v. The Chicago Housing AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
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