Report on Bolivar County School District

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Includes Correspondence from Cox to Trawick.

Impact area
- Education
Topic
- Educational Equity
Matter
- Alexander v. Holmes County Board of Education
Case
- Alexander v. Holmes County Board of Education
U.S. state
- Mississippi
Collection
- Case Files
Taxonomy
Identifier
- 3e55c4b1-cf67-f011-bec2-6045bdd81421

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Case Files, Alexander v. Holmes Hardbacks. Report on Bolivar County School District, 1972. 3e55c4b1-cf67-f011-bec2-6045bdd81421. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/02e9446b-c93d-4468-ba05-fc55145d24fd/report-on-bolivar-county-school-district. Accessed November 19, 2025.

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Barbara F. Ross 

George W. Harrison 

Robert Crawford 

Dennis M. Steen 

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Jessie F. Williams 

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