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Resolution with Respect to Decision of the United States Supreme Court Banning Segregation in the Public Schools
Date:
May 18, 1954
Author:
Greensboro City Board of Education
Biographical/Historical abstract:
The Greensboro City Board of Education was the governing body for the Greensboro City Schools.
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Description:
This resolution passed by the Greensboro City Board of Education on May 18, 1954 states that the board will “instruct the Superintendent [Benjamin L. Smith] to study and report to the Board regarding ways and means for complying with the Court's decision.” This resolution was among several passed by the Greensboro Board of Education to address how the city would desegregate its public schools in the wake of the Brown v. Board of Education decision.
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Format of original:
Other
Collection:
Benjamin Lee Smith Papers
Repository:
Duke University
Item#:
4.1.992
Rights:
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