United States v. Philadelphia School District Order

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November 24, 1969

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Impact area
- Education
Topic
- Educational Equity
Matter
- Alexander v. Holmes County Board of Education
Case
- Alexander v. Holmes County Board of Education
U.S. state
- Mississippi
Collection
- Case Files
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- 468c3b6e-cf67-f011-bec2-6045bdd81421

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Case Files, Alexander v. Holmes Hardbacks. United States v. Philadelphia School District Order, 1969. 468c3b6e-cf67-f011-bec2-6045bdd81421. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/919bfb96-d41d-419f-95ca-db08e6ee5b6d/united-states-v-philadelphia-school-district-order. Accessed December 04, 2025.

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U. S. COURT OF APPZALS 

FILED 
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS 

NOV 2 6 1969 
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT 

EDWARD W, WADSWORTH 

Nos. 28030 & 28042 CLERK 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PLAINTIFF APPELIANT 

YN. 

PHILADELPHIA MUNICIPAL SEPARATE 

SCHOOL DISTRICT, et al,. DEFENDANTS-APP ELLEES 

ORDER 

The above styled and numbered cause came on to be 

heard upon the motion of the Pefendants filed pursuant to 

oral leave to so do granted by this Court to Defendant's 

counsel during the pre-order conference held by this Court 

on November 6, 1969, in New Crleans, Louisiana, by which 

motion the Defendants seek certain changes in the plan pre- 

parediby the Office of Education, Department of Health, 

Education and Welfare and which this Court ordered into 

effect by its Order of November 7, 1969. 

After hearing and considering the matter the Court 

finds that the motion is well taken and that it should be 

sustained. 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that the 

aforementioned plan of H.E.W. is hereby amended as follows, 

to-wit: 

1. Philadelphia Elementary School will serve all 

students in grades 1 through 6 in the Philadelphia Munici- 

pal Sinarats School District. 

2. Philadelphia High School will serve all students 

in Grades 7 through 12 in the Philadelphia Municipal Sep- 

arate School District. 

 



  

3. That the assignment of students shall be substantially 

as follows: 

  

SCHOOL WHITE PERCENT NEGRO PRECENT 

Philadelphia 

Elementary 

School 425 56.67 % 325 43.33% 

Total 750 

Philadelphia 
High School 487 69.67% 212 30.34% 

Total 699 

4. The Order of this Court entered on November 7, 1969 

shall remain otherwise unchanged except as provided for 

hereinabove. 

  

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