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1969 - Judge McMillan Orders School Board to Eliminate Segregated Schools

April 23, 1969 - Judge McMillan orders the Charlotte school board to eliminate segregated schools.

  • When the Swann case reopens in 1968, there is a new federal judge on the bench, Judge James B. McMillan. 
  • Declaring that "the rules of the game have changed," he determines that the Charlotte schools must be integrated further. 
  • All-white schools and all-black schools are required to be mixed by any means necessary, including busing. 
  • No school system in America has faced such an order. While the school board begins a long series of appeals, higher courts order the board to begin integration in the meantime. Judge McMillan has rejected several integration plans from the school board. 
  • In Dec. of 1969, McMillan will appoint Dr. John Finger from Rhode Island (standing to the left of Judge McMillan in photo) to devise a plan.

Listen: McMillan's announcement [1]

Event Date: 
April 23, 1969
Event Type: 
Turbulent Times 1960-1979
Exhibit & Section: 
African American Album Volume 2 [2]
Main Image: 
Judge McMillan orders desegregation
Node Order: 
960
Tags: 
African American Album 2 - Events Timeline [3]
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Event Date Field: 
Wednesday, December 27, 2017
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