Correspondence from Guinier to Lake
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November 6, 1985

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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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My 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. =30-— 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. ey