Clarendon County school board
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The Clarendon County school board was the local South Carolina education authority that defended racially segregated public schools in the landmark desegregation case Briggs v. Elliott, one of the cases consolidated into Brown v. Board of Education.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
local education authority
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school board ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Clarendon County, South Carolina public schools ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | landmark school desegregation litigation in the United States ⓘ |
| basedIn | Clarendon County, South Carolina ⓘ |
| caseContributedTo | Brown v. Board of Education ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| governmentBranch |
Clarendon County, South Carolina
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surface form:
local government of Clarendon County, South Carolina
|
| governs | public schools in Clarendon County, South Carolina ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
public elementary schools in Clarendon County, South Carolina
ⓘ
public secondary schools in Clarendon County, South Carolina ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Jim Crow laws
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surface form:
Jim Crow era in the American South
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| legalIssue | constitutionality of racially segregated public schools ⓘ |
| legalPositionInCase | defended racially segregated public schools ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Clarendon County, South Carolina ⓘ |
| locatedInJurisdiction |
South Carolina
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surface form:
State of South Carolina
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| notableFor | role in Briggs v. Elliott ⓘ |
| operatesIn | Clarendon County, South Carolina ⓘ |
| opposed | desegregation of public schools in Clarendon County at the time of Briggs v. Elliott ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
African American parents in Clarendon County
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plaintiffs in Briggs v. Elliott ⓘ |
| partOf | public education system of South Carolina ⓘ |
| partyTo | Briggs v. Elliott ⓘ |
| policySupported | racial segregation in public education ⓘ |
| relevantCourt |
Supreme Court of the United States
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United States District Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina ⓘ |
| sideInLawsuit | defendant in Briggs v. Elliott ⓘ |
| subjectOf | historical studies of school desegregation in South Carolina ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfNotableActivity | early 1950s ⓘ |
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