Moore v. Tangipahoa Parish School Board

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA M. C. MOORE, ET AL CIVIL ACTION VERSUS NUMBER: 65-15556 TANGIPAHOA PARISH SCHOOL SECTION: “B”(1) BOARD, ET AL OPINION When this case began in 1965, race-based separation of students, teachers and facilities was the result of a de jure system of racial segregation. The groundbreaking Brown v. Board of Education unanimous decision in , 347 U.S. 483, 74 S.Ct. 686,

98 L.Ed. 873

(1954), and its progeny supplied the framework for rooting out racial isolation and the accompanying pernicious effects it has on children, parents, educators, and…