LDF to Sue Virginia State School System

Document text

The following text has been generated automatically during the document scanning process. It may contain errors, omissions, or incorrect formatting. Please refer to the PDF document if this text is not usable.

Download

By downloading, publishing, or reusing the Materials outside of the Website, you hereby confirm and attest that you have read and agree to the LDF Archival Collection Terms of Use linked below. We draw your attention to the following:

For those Materials owned by LDF, your use of the Material outside the Site is solely for one or more of the following (the “Permitted Purposes”):

Non-commercial research and private study;
Teaching, scholarship and instruction (including distance learning);
Non-commercial print and non-commercial online use;
Criticism, comment or news reporting; or
For people with visual disabilities (See Section 121 of the Copyright Act).
For those Materials not owned by LDF you understand that:
- It is your responsibility to determine whether the way you plan to use the materials falls within the copyright exception of Fair Use.
- For any use outside of Fair Use, it is your responsibility to seek and obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders.

LDF hereby grants you the right to use LDF owned Materials for the Permitted Purposes without seeking further permission from LDF.

If you publish or redistribute any Materials (including excerpts and quotes), you must include a credit line and/or proper citation to the source of the Material. However, you may not use the name of LDF in any manner which creates any false association between you and LDF or that incorrectly implies any sponsorship or endorsement of you by LDF.

NOTICE: Uses that do not comply with these Terms or that do not fall under Fair Use (or another exception) may make you liable for copyright infringement.

Read the full LDF Archival Collection Terms of Use Here.

I agree to the terms and conditions for use of this content.

If you would like to use this content in other ways, contact us at

Collection
- Press Releases
Creator
- LDF
Taxonomy
Identifier
- 7e939658-ba92-ee11-be37-00224827e97b

Cite this item

Press Releases, Volume 6. LDF to Sue Virginia State School System, 1970. 7e939658-ba92-ee11-be37-00224827e97b. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/e5f21fb5-e37f-424f-bd99-d428637d0d95/ldf-to-sue-virginia-state-school-system. Accessed October 10, 2025.

Copied!

    DECEMBER 14, 1970 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

LDF TO A STATE SCHOOL SYSTEM 

Dec. 14--N.A.A.C.P. Legal Defense Fund attorneys today opened a 

new era in school desegregation litigation with the filing of an 

Amended Complaint in the Richmond, Virginia school desegregation 

lawsuit against adjoining Henrico and Chesterfield Counties and 

the Virginia State Board of Education. 

A month and a half ago, the Richmond S 

U.S. District Court in Richmond to add the 

counties to the s e 

was likely school desegregat 

the City it ae: an all 

system. 

hool Board a 

ne 

c 

State and the 

it because r 

school 
er 

in 

5x I 

ordered them to 

against the new 

and perp sompletely 

with p 

State lo ag 

containment of blacks to only 

the result that R .ichmond is now nearly 

black school the adjoining 

thi 10% b i populat 

struction and inte ments which 

sanction of the State Board of Education, the 

extended the practice 

xf 1 
containment to the public schools. 

jointly =e) 

systems = 

the defer order E ed 

entire metropolitan area to be implemented 

able. 

segre 

One 

school 

Circuit 

case, H 

~ was F see, 



VIRGINIA DES SUIT ~2- 

attorneys that although this first litigation happens 

been filed in Virginia, the underlying concept of the 

is equally applicable to northern cities having similar 
racial pattern 

2 The Amended Complaint was filed by Richmond attorneys 

James R. Olphin and M. Ralph Page, LDF Staff Attorney Norman 

J. Chachkin, and Memphis, Tennessee LDF Cooperating Attorney 

Louis R. Lucas, who is assisting in the case. 

For further information contact: 

Norman J. Chachkin 

(212) 586-8397 

S302 

NOTE: The LDF is a completely separate and distinct organization 

even though we were established by the NAACP and retain those 

initials in our name. Our correct designation is WN 

Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., frequently short 



G.W. Kearre 

NBC 

4001 Nebraska Avenue, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20016 

Jack Rosenthal 

The New York Times 

1920. L Street, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20036 

Virginia Sherwood 

ABC News 

1124 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. 

Waghington, D.C. 20036 

Herbert Alston 

CBS News 

2020 M Street, N.W 

Washington, D.C. 

Diane Williams 
Chicago Tribune 

1750 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. 
Wasgington, D.C. 20004 

Paul Hathaway 

Time Magazine 
1120 Connedticut Avenue, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20036 

Charles Quinn 
NBC 4001 Nebraska Avenue, N.W 

Washington, D.C. 20016 

Vince Clephas 

WMAL (Radio & TV) 
4461 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. 
Washington, D.C. 20008 

Stu Bookchester 

Pacifica Radio 

868 National Press Building 

Washington, D.C. 20004 

Ben Gilbert 

WETA-TV 

2600 4 Street, N.W. 

Washington, D.c. 20001 

Lee Ranck 

Engage Magazine 

Board of Christian Social Concerns 

100 Maryland Avenue, N.E. 

Washington, D.C. 20002 

Bob Hunt 

Atlanta Constitution 
647 National Press Buildigg 

Washington, D.C. 20004 



Bill Steif 
Scripps-Howard 

1013 13 Street, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20065 

Jim Risser 

Des Moines Register 

940 National Press Building 

Washington, D.c. 20004 

David Norden 

The Atlantic Journal 

647 National Press Building 

Washington, D.C. 20004 

Daniel Schopr 

CBS News 

2020 M Street, N.W. 

Washington, D Cc. 

Charlotte Hallam 

(PRE&R) 

National Education Association 

1201 16 Street, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20036 

Assignment Editor 

Tulsa Daily World 

Senate Press Gallery 

Washington, D.C. 20636 

Ed Willingham 

National Journal 
1730 M Street, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20036 

Ed Nickerman 

Ridder Publications 

1325 E Street, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20004 

Ray Roger 
Evening Star 

225 Virginia Avenue, S.E. 

Washington, D.C. 20003 

Boyd Bosma 

(CHR) 
National Education Associatéon 

1201 16 Street, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20036 

Cathleen Hansen (Radio & TV) 

National Education Association 

1201 16 Street, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20036 

Assignment Editor 

Denver Post 
993 National Press Building 

Washington, D.C. 20004 



Assignment Editor 

Minneapolis Tribune 

940 National Press Building 

Washington, D.C. 20004 

Assignment Editor 
Milwaukee Sentinal 
1184 National Press Building 

Washington, D.c. 20004 

James Kilpatrick 

Washington Star 

225 Virginia Avenue, S.E. 

Washington, D.C. 20003 

Robert J. Donavan 

Los Angeles Times 

1700 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W- 

Washington, D.C. 20006 

Benjamin Cole 

The Arizona Republic 

641 National Press Building 

Washington, D.C. 20004 

Bob Shogun 

Newsweek Magazine 

1750 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20004 

Louis Cassels 

Christian Science Monitor 

1293 National Press Building 
Washington, D.C 20004 

Assignment Editor 

Milwaukee Journal 

734 National Press Building 

Washington, D.C 20004 

Assignment Editor 

Hearst Newspapers 
690 Mills Building 

Washington, De. 20006 

Assignment Editor 
Albuquerque Journal & Tribune 

300 M Street, S.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20024 

Lou Hiner 
The Phoenia Gazette 

641 National Press Building 
Washington, D.C. 20004

Copyright notice

This collection and the tools to navigate it (the “Collection”) are available to the public for general educational and research purposes, as well as to preserve and contextualize the history of the content and materials it contains (the “Materials”). Like other archival collections, such as those found in libraries, LDF owns the physical source Materials that have been digitized for the Collection; however, LDF does not own the underlying copyright or other rights in all items and there are limits on how you can use the Materials. By accessing and using the Material, you acknowledge your agreement to the Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the Materials.

Additional info

To the extent that LDF includes information about the Materials’ origins or ownership or provides summaries or transcripts of original source Materials, LDF does not warrant or guarantee the accuracy of such information, transcripts or summaries, and shall not be responsible for any inaccuracies.

LDF to Sue Virginia State School System

Collection

Creator

Taxonomy

Identifier

Cite this item

Copyright notice

Additional info

You may also be interested in