US v. Kemper County School District Order

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- Education
Topic
- Educational Equity
LDF Attorneys
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- LDF
Matter
- Alexander v. Holmes County Board of Education
Case
- Alexander v. Holmes County Board of Education
U.S. state
- Mississippi
Collection
- Case Files
Taxonomy
Identifier
- 108c3b6e-cf67-f011-bec2-6045bdd81421

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Case Files, Alexander v. Holmes Hardbacks. US v. Kemper County School District Order, 1970. 108c3b6e-cf67-f011-bec2-6045bdd81421. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/f176b4da-7f77-47e0-8c4e-e107fe927128/us-v-kemper-county-school-district-order. Accessed October 05, 2025.

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% United States Court of 2 cals 

FIFTH CIRCUIT 

EDWARD W. WADSWORTH OFFICE OF THE CLERK ROOM 408-400 ROYAL ST. CLERK 
NEW ORLEANS, LA. 70130 

January 7, 1970 

TO ALL COUNSEL LISTED BELOW 

Nos. 28030 & 28042 - ysA vs. Hinds 
County, Et Al 

Gentlemen: 

Enclosed 1s a copy of an order entered in the Kemper County School case, 

Very truly yours, 

EDWARD W, WADSWORTH, Clerk 

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Deputy Clerk 

Hon. Dan M. Russell, Jr. 
Mr. J. D. Gordon, Sr. (Amite) 

- Hr. Joe R. Fancher (Canto‘) 
Mr, Maurice Dantin (Columbia) 
Hr. Jomn K. Keyes (Covington) 
Fr. Robert E. Covington (Enterprise) 
Mr. M. MM. Roberts (Forrest) 
Xr. V. BE. Hewitt (Franklin) 
Mr. Robert Cannada (Hinds) 

Br. Calvin R. King (Holmes) 
Miss Helen J. McDade (Kemper) 
Hr. Wil3iam B. Compton (Lauderdale) 
Mr. Jamss S. George (Lawrence) 

Mr. Harold W. Davidson (Leake)  



R., ¥. Hobbs, Jr. (Lincoln) 
R. L. Goza {Madison) 
Richard D. Foxworth (Marion) 
Robert Dzan (Meridian) 
R. Brent Forman (Natchez) 
Laurel G. Weir (Neshoba) 
John G, Roach, Jr. (North Pike) 
Ernest L. Brown (Noxubee) 
Herman Alford (Philadelphia) 
Tally D. Riddell (Quitman) 
Herman C, Glazier, Jr. (Sharkey- -Tssaquena and 

Anguilla Line) 
Robert S. Reeves (South Dike) 

. Thomas H. Watkins (Wilkinson) 
Walter R. Bridgeforth (Yazoo County and Holly lute) 

: John Satterfield (Yazoo City) 
Hon. A, F. Summer (State of Mississippi) 
Mr, David L. Norman (Dszpartmznt of Justice) 

Mr, Melvyn Zarr (Private Plaintiffs) 
Mr, Heluyn R. leventhal {Praigats Piaintifys) 

 



    

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The HERE of the Kemper County School District, et el; 

neg modi fy the order of £ this court. dated November 7, 1969 ‘having 

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It is ordered, adjudged and decreed that the same be 

‘denied save in the following respects: | 

| (a) For the remainder of the 1969- 70 school torts: 

the Scooba atterdinas Center shall accommodate grades 1-8 and 

Spencer Attendance Center shell scéomickete grades 1-12. Defendants 

are directed to assign 89 Negro students in attendance in grades 

1-8 at Spencer Attendance Colter To the Scouts Attendance Center 

beginning on Sanity 5, 1970. he | | 

The sixth grade math classes from Spencer and | i 

Scooba will be taught together at Spencer. The eighth grade 

| | english classes from Spencer and Scooba will be taucht together 

at Scooba. Remedial reading for the two schools will be taught 

only at Spencer. All students at Spencer who are enrolled in 

Vocational Agriculture in the tenth, elev renth and twelfth grades 

will attend integrated classes dally at the Vo-tech center, 

 



  

(®) “The ninth grades now ; assigned under the office 

oo of Saufation wm) plan to the Whisenton and Lynville schools 

wn be tenasterred to the. Dekalb Attendance Center. 
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This order 1s entered without prejudice to defendants 

Sasking the same’ or further relief in this court or before “Hon,” 

il ‘Dam Russell, a United States District Judge, pursuant to the © 

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 iroceluts. | provided in our order of Noverber 7, 1668, 

“ALL other provisions of the office of ‘Education (HEW) 

7 plan (appendix 17) as. ‘ordered into effect in our of November 7, 

- 1969, as well as. the other provisions of said order, shall re 

“This 2rd, Gay of | January, 1970. 

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Her TR SAAS nT Lewis R. Morgan i 
United States Circuit Judge 

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US v. Kemper County School District Order

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