Memorandum on First Suit in Arkansas for a Dual School System Requiring Particular Replacement Facilities (LDF Attorney v. Gould School District)
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May 8, 1967
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Press Releases, Volume 4. Memorandum on First Suit in Arkansas for a Dual School System Requiring Particular Replacement Facilities (LDF Attorney v. Gould School District), 1967. 9d4e54ca-b792-ee11-be37-00224827e97b. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/63dbec5e-0867-4acc-a8fd-5ff8d9f6650a/memorandum-on-first-suit-in-arkansas-for-a-dual-school-system-requiring-particular-replacement-facilities-ldf-attorney-v-gould-school-district. Accessed December 06, 2025.
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NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND, INC. ie ) = :
legal Ex ~erense _und 10 Columbus Circle, New York, N.Y. 10019 * JUdson 6-8397
FOR RELEASE
MONDAY
‘I MAY 8, 1967
MEMORANDUM
TO: ARKANSAS AND ST. LOUIS WORKING PRESS
FROM: ; Jesse DeVore, Director of Public Information
RE’ First suit (in Arkansas) asking that’ a dual school system be
consolidated by requiring use of replacement facilities in a
particular way.
(LDF attorneys vs. Gould School District)
Attorneys of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.
(LDF) will file a brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth
Circuit in St. Louis, Monday, May 8, in a suit against the Gould
school system. The suit asks the court to require a change in ‘the
construction plans for the "Negro" replacement facility so that all
secondary students would attend the presently all-white Gould High
School ("A" accreditation rating, library, laboratory) and all
elementary students would attend the new building under construction
on the site of the all-Negro Field site.
Please keep in mind that the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational
Fund, Inc. (LDF) is a separate and distinct organization from the
NAACP, serving as the legal arm of the entire civil rights movement
and representing members of all groups as well as unaffiliated ~
individuals.
For further information, may we suggest that you call LDF attorney
John W. Walker, 1304-B Wright Avenue, Little Rock, 501-Fr 4-7860.
We enclose a copy of the main argument section of our brief for
your information.
Contributions are deductible for U. S. income tax purposes