Response of the United States to Defendants' Motion for Modification of Desegregation Plan

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August 27, 1970

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  • Case Files, Alexander v. Holmes Hardbacks. Response of the United States to Defendants' Motion for Modification of Desegregation Plan, 1970. b91466c5-d267-f011-bec2-7c1e52467ee8. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/297ff98b-801a-4bcf-97cf-70f846c34ff2/response-of-the-united-states-to-defendants-motion-for-modification-of-desegregation-plan. Accessed December 05, 2025.

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    IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI 

JACKSON DIVISION 

UNITED STATIS OF AMERTC ) 

  

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) RESPONSE OF THE UN] TA 

v. ) TO DEFENDANTS' MOTION FOR 
) MODIFICATION OF DESEGREGATION PLAN 
\    CANTON MUNICIPAL SEPARATE SCHOOL 

DISTRICT, ET AL, ) 
Defendants ) 

    

The United States objects to the modification of the desegregation 

plan submitted by the defendant Canton Municipal Separate School District on 

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Attorney 

Department of Justice 

   
SERVICE 

  

I, Daniel F.“Rinzel, an attorney for the United States, do hereby cer- 

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