Nisby v. Commissioners Court of Jefferson County Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law

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August 14, 1984

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  • Press Releases, Volume 5. Memorandum re: Knoxville School Integration Suit, 1967. 25775139-b892-ee11-be37-00224827e97b. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/bf9302ba-d945-4e2a-974d-206d11fc4b5e/memorandum-re-knoxville-school-integration-suit. Accessed August 19, 2025.

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y November 10, 1967 

MEMORANDUM MEMOKAS-—— 

TO: TENNESSEE WORKING PRESS 

FROM: Jesse DeVore, director of public information 

NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) 

RE: KNOXVILLE SCHOOL INTEGRATION SUIT 

CASE NAME: Goss et al v- Board of Education, Knoxville 

LEGAL QUESTION PRESENTED: What constitutes complete desegregation 

of a formerly de jure segregated school 

system? 

The NAACP Legal Défense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) asked 

the U.S. Court of Appeals (Cincinnati, Ohio) here today to order the 

Knoxville, Tenn., School Board "to change its policies and undertake 

the various types of affirmative action to disestablish the remaining 

segregation...." 

LDF attorneys also asked the court to order pairing of identifiable 

Negro school populations with nearby white school populations. 

The lawyers also asked that future schools be constructed in 

areas which would bring about integration and that the court retain 

jurisdiction until such is accomplished. 

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EDITOR'S NOTES: 1) We attach a portion of the brief for your use. 

2 We also ask you to remember that the LDF is a 

separate, independent organization from the 

NAACP. 

3) For local information, contact LDF attorney 

Avon N. Williams, Jr. at 615-Al 5-8457 in 

Nashville. 

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