Integration of FLA. Teachers Ordered by U.S. Appeals' Court
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January 16, 1964

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PRESS RELEASE NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND 1O COLUMBUS CIRCLE + NEW YORK19,N.Y. © JUdson 6-8397 DR. ALLAN KNIGHT CHALMERS JACK GREENBERG CONSTANCE BAKER MOTLEY Prosident Director-Counsel Associate Counsel INTEGRATICN OF FLA. TEACHERS ORDERED BY U.S.APPEALS'COURT LEGAL DEFENSE FUND LAWYERS SCORE HISTORIC VICTCRY January 16, 1964 JACKSONVILLE, FLA.---Integration of Negro and white teachers, along with their pupils, has been ordered for this city and surrounding Duval county by the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. Announcement was made in New York City this week by Jack Greenberg, director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, whose attorneys handled the case. This marks the first Appeals' Court ruling since the historic 1954 Supreme Court school integration decision, that specifically includes administrative and teaching personnel, The three judge court also ordered an end to separate budgets, employment and construction contracts, curricula and program, Mr. Greenberg said that this is a "most sweeping school inte- gration victory, The court granted every request in our prayer for relief." The case was argued before the Court of Appeals by Earl M, Johnson of Jacksonville, one of the Fund's cooperating attorneys. Sonstance Baker Motley and Leroy D. Clark of the Fund's New York City headquarters, were of counsel, The Fund's lawyers pointed out that in some instances, “some of the minor plaintiffs and other minor Negroes are required to travel twenty miles to attend Negro schools, whereas they reside much nearer a white school." The Court of Appeals ruling also calls for an end of the follow- ing practices in Jacksonville and Duval county schools: * biracial school system * dual scheme or pattern of school zone lines or attendance area lines based on race and color * school assignment of individual pupils by race * assignment of teachers, principals and other professional staff on basis of race, Legal Defense attorneys filed the suit in behalf of 15 Jackson- ville youngsters and "on behalf of all Negro children and parents in Duval county who are similarly situated," There are presently 87 white and 24 Negro schools in the county. - 30 -