Supreme Court
Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education
History
- Began October 12, 1970 & ended April 20, 1971
- Vietnam War ( ended 1975)
- Strong period in fight for equality
- Nixon was president ( watergate scandal after the court case)
- Fight against high taxes
- First Earth Day & Environmental Policy Acts
- Women fight for social & political rights
- Anti War movements
Court Case
- This was the 43rd largest school system in the United States
- Desegregation was court approved in 1965 but schools were still largely segregated
- A suit was filed in 1968 and made it to the supreme court in the late 1970
- A colored person could apply to a school but they were not necessarily accepted
- Long bus routes were a major issue
Court Ruling
- Ruling was in favor of Swann
- Busing routes implanted
- Integrated U.S. public schools