Legal Opinion
Clarence Anthony v. Marshall County Board of Education
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 15, 1969No. 26432_1PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:
This class action was brought by Negro school children, represented by their parents, to desegregate the two public school districts of Marshall County, Mississippi. Appellants sought the adoption of one of two proposed systems for integration: (1) pairing of the existing school facilities, or (2) a system of unitary geographic school zone lines, in lieu of the existing “freedom-of-choice” plans adopted in the 1965-66 school year. They aver that after three years of operation, “freedom of choice” continues to maintain a school system in which pupils are segregated by…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Green v. County School Board of New Kent CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Monroe v. Board of Commissioners of JacksonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- United States v. Jefferson County Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Raney v. Board of Education of Gould School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Tallulah Morgan v. John J. Kerrigan, Boston Home and School Association, Defendant-Intervenor-Appellant, Kevin H. White, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Hinds County School BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Hall v. St. Helena Parish School BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Plaquemines Parish School Board v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- United States v. Indianola Municipal Separate School District, Indianola Municipal Separate School District v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
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