Alexander v. Holmes County Board of Education
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Alexander v. Holmes County Board of Education is a 1969 U.S. Supreme Court decision that accelerated school desegregation by requiring immediate rather than gradual integration of public schools.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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civil rights case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
United States civil rights law
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United States constitutional law ⓘ |
| category | United States Supreme Court cases of the Warren Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citation | 396 U.S. 19 ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvision | Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1969-10-29 ⓘ |
| decisionType | per curiam opinion ⓘ |
| effect |
accelerated school desegregation in the United States
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required immediate integration of public schools that remained segregated ⓘ |
| enforcementMechanism | federal court desegregation orders ⓘ |
| fullName | Alexander v. Holmes County Board of Education NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
considered a major step in enforcing Brown v. Board of Education
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marked the end of tolerance for gradual desegregation plans in public schools ⓘ |
| holding |
Public schools that had not yet desegregated must terminate dual school systems at once and operate only unitary school systems
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School districts could no longer rely on the standard of "all deliberate speed" for desegregation ⓘ |
| issue | whether school districts could continue to delay desegregation under prior orders allowing gradual compliance ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| languageOfOpinion | English ⓘ |
| legalSubject |
civil rights law
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constitutional law ⓘ education law ⓘ |
| locationOfOriginatingCase | Holmes County, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mandate |
dual school systems based on race must be ended immediately
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school boards must operate only unitary, nonracial school systems ⓘ |
| overruledStandard | "all deliberate speed" standard from Brown v. Board of Education II as a basis for delay ⓘ |
| pageInUnitedStatesReports | 19 ⓘ |
| party |
African American schoolchildren in Holmes County, Mississippi
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Holmes County Board of Education NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Department of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perCuriam | true ⓘ |
| precedentFor | later school desegregation enforcement cases ⓘ |
| regionAffected | Southern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Brown v. Board of Education
NERFINISHED
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Green v. County School Board of New Kent County NERFINISHED ⓘ Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | Alexander v. Holmes County Bd. of Educ. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
public school desegregation
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racial segregation in education ⓘ |
| term | 1969 term of the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| timeContext | post–Brown v. Board of Education desegregation era ⓘ |
| volumeInUnitedStatesReports | 396 ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 1969 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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Green v. County School Board of New Kent County
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Alexander v. Holmes County Board of Education
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