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Title Speeches - 1966-1979
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 8 May 1966 - 4 Dec 1979
Description Part of Series 7. Speeches and Legal Writings
Document Type Speech; Legal Document; Notes; Correspondence; Leaflet
Theme(s) Legislation and Legal Cases; Education and Training; Civil Rights and Black Power
Keywords family, religion, Charlotte-Mecklenburg School Board, Brown v. Board of Education, students, schools, education, segregation, integration, discrimination, legal cases, legislation, democracy, property, judicial, Bar Association, court, law, Constitution, equality, communism, rights, freedom, reform
Organisations/Associations Federal Bar Association, North Carolina
Note Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the catalogue of UNC University Libraries.
Document Linked to Speeches - 1961-1976
Speeches - 1963-1987
Duplicate Speeches - 1961-1990
Copyright Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill