On today in 1969, the Supreme Court ruled in Alexander v. Holmes County Board of Education, that school districts must end segregation. The Brown vs. Board of Education case required school districts to intergrade schools. “with all deliberate speed,” which means when they get around to intergrading schools. In this case segregation was ended immediately.
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On today in 1961, Thurgood Marshall was nominated for Second Circuit Court of Appeals, by President John F. Kennedy. The Senate confirmed Marshall’s nomination on September 11, 1962. He held this position until 1965, when he was appointed to United States Solicitor General, by President Lyndon B. Johnson.
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September 7, 1954, was the start of public school integration for Maryland and Washington D.C. students. Public schools had been segregated up until Brown vs. The Board of Education.
Barnard Elementary in Washington, DC [Source: Library of Congress]
Gwynns Falls Elementary School [Source:Richard Stacks, Baltimore Sun]
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