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Title Correspondence: reaction to decision, Dec 1969 - Jan 1970
Reference James B. McMillan Papers (04676), Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Library Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Collection Name James B. McMillan Papers, 1960s-1980s
Collection Overview Administrative files, case memoranda, trial notes, orders filed, speeches, court calendars, and other materials chiefly relating to McMillan's tenure as U.S. district court judge. Included are files relating to Swann vs. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education (1969), which established busing as a national tool for school integration.
Series Description Office files including official court papers, correspondence, background material, working papers, and notes. Correspondence includes letters and clippings sent to McMillan in response to the decision and its aftermath. Letters range in content from death threats and denouncements to thoughtful support; many describe personal suffering resulting from the decision.
Date 26 Dec 1969 - 31 Jan 1970
Description Part of Subseries 1.1. Office Files
Document Type Newspaper; Correspondence; Leaflet
Theme(s) Legislation and Legal Cases; Education and Training
Keywords schools, education, segregation, desegregation, legal cases, Charlotte-Mecklenburg School Board, Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education, busing, integration
Places Charlotte, North Carolina
Note Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the catalogue of UNC University Libraries.
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Copyright Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill