Legal Opinion
Lee v. Macon County Board of Education
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 28, 1971No. 71-2963PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:
This is a case of faculty fallout in the wake of desegregating the school system of Muscle Shoals, Alabama. In such situations human aspirations are sometimes thwarted by tides of history. Though we may not levee the tides completely, we can log our journey leaving as few professional heartaches as possible.
Charles Carter was removed in 1967 as principal of an all-black school pursuant to a court desegregation order that required the closing of his school. Lee v. Macon County Board of Education, M.D.Ala.1967. The white principals were retained or replaced with other…
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