5th Circuit Ruling Leads to Reopening of 121 School Cases in South by LDF (Telegram)

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April 5, 1967

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Press Releases, Volume 4. 5th Circuit Ruling Leads to Reopening of 121 School Cases in South by LDF (Telegram), 1967. 43d3fdb7-b792-ee11-be37-00224827e97b. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/87990e08-8deb-4c78-8fc5-b6b00a526635/5th-circuit-ruling-leads-to-reopening-of-121-school-cases-in-south-by-ldf-telegram. Accessed November 23, 2025.

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