Title IV – Desegregation of Public Education
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Title IV – Desegregation of Public Education is a section of U.S. civil rights law that authorizes federal action to assist and enforce the desegregation of public schools.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
section of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
ⓘ
title of federal statute ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
public elementary schools
ⓘ
public institutions of higher education ⓘ public secondary schools ⓘ |
| authorizes |
civil actions by the Attorney General to enforce desegregation
ⓘ
federal court suits to protect equal educational opportunities ⓘ federal grants and contracts to support desegregation ⓘ federal technical assistance to school districts ⓘ |
| authorizesActionBy |
United States Attorney General
ⓘ
surface form:
Attorney General of the United States
|
| codifiedIn | United States Code ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| enactedBy | 88th United States Congress ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
desegregation of public education
ⓘ
elimination of racial discrimination in public schools ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post–Brown v. Board of Education school desegregation ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
American civil rights movement
ⓘ
surface form:
Civil Rights Movement
|
| implementedBy |
United States Department of Education
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Department of Education
United States Department of Justice ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Department of Justice
|
| influencedBy | Supreme Court desegregation decisions ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal jurisdiction over public education desegregation issues ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalBasisFor |
federal desegregation litigation against school districts
ⓘ
federal intervention in state and local school desegregation cases ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
civil rights law
ⓘ
education law ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force ⓘ |
| mechanism |
federal grants and contracts for desegregation activities
ⓘ
federal lawsuits in federal district courts ⓘ federal technical assistance to school boards and agencies ⓘ |
| partOf | Civil Rights Act of 1964 ⓘ |
| policyArea | public education policy ⓘ |
| prohibits |
assignment of students to schools on a racially discriminatory basis
ⓘ
denial of equal educational opportunity on the basis of race ⓘ discriminatory use of testing or other criteria for school assignment ⓘ |
| protectsRight | equal educational opportunity regardless of race ⓘ |
| purpose |
to assist in the desegregation of public schools
ⓘ
to authorize federal enforcement of public school desegregation ⓘ to provide technical and financial assistance for desegregation ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Brown v. Board of Education
ⓘ
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ⓘ |
| scope | nationwide application to public educational institutions ⓘ |
| signedIntoLawBy | Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ |
| supports | implementation of court-ordered school desegregation plans ⓘ |
| targetsProblem |
racial segregation in public schools
ⓘ
state and local resistance to school desegregation ⓘ |
| typeOfRemedy | equitable relief in federal court ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1964 ⓘ |
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