The Supreme Court orders Mississippi school districts to end segregation immediately, rejecting further delay.
At a Glance
- Date
- 29 October 1969
- Location
- Washington, D.C.
- Category
- Law & Justice
- Source
- Alexander v. Holmes County Board of Education (1969) · Oyez
What It Meant Then
It replaced 'all deliberate speed' with a command for desegregation 'at once.'
What It Means Now
The ruling forced the long-delayed integration of Southern schools.
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