LDF to File Motion Against U.S. Government for Retreating Support for School Integration (Telegram)

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August 27, 1969

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Press Releases, Volume 6. LDF to File Motion Against U.S. Government for Retreating Support for School Integration (Telegram), 1969. d2a4f9ad-b992-ee11-be37-00224827e97b. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/2a5372dd-aee1-4957-9dbc-39ea996d3396/ldf-to-file-motion-against-us-government-for-retreating-support-for-school-integration-telegram. Accessed November 23, 2025.

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