Green v. County School Board of New Kent County
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Green v. County School Board of New Kent County is a landmark 1968 U.S. Supreme Court decision that strengthened school desegregation by rejecting ineffective “freedom-of-choice” plans and requiring proactive steps to dismantle dual school systems.
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Target entity: Green v. County School Board of New Kent County Context triple: [NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, notableWork, Green v. County School Board of New Kent County]
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Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County
Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County was a landmark civil rights case challenging racial segregation in Virginia’s public schools that became one of the five cases consolidated into the U.S. Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education decision.
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Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education
Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education is a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that held individuals are protected from retaliation when they complain about sex discrimination in educational programs receiving federal funding.
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Brown v. Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education is the landmark 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision that declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional, overturning the “separate but equal” doctrine.
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Buchanan v. Warley
Buchanan v. Warley is a 1917 U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down a Louisville racial zoning ordinance, marking an early constitutional limit on government-enforced residential segregation.
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Sweatt v. Painter
Sweatt v. Painter was a landmark 1950 U.S. Supreme Court case that challenged racial segregation in higher education and helped lay the groundwork for Brown v. Board of Education.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Target entity: Green v. County School Board of New Kent County Target entity description: Green v. County School Board of New Kent County is a landmark 1968 U.S. Supreme Court decision that strengthened school desegregation by rejecting ineffective “freedom-of-choice” plans and requiring proactive steps to dismantle dual school systems.
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A.
Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County
Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County was a landmark civil rights case challenging racial segregation in Virginia’s public schools that became one of the five cases consolidated into the U.S. Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education decision.
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Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education
Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education is a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that held individuals are protected from retaliation when they complain about sex discrimination in educational programs receiving federal funding.
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Brown v. Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education is the landmark 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision that declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional, overturning the “separate but equal” doctrine.
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Buchanan v. Warley
Buchanan v. Warley is a 1917 U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down a Louisville racial zoning ordinance, marking an early constitutional limit on government-enforced residential segregation.
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E.
Sweatt v. Painter
Sweatt v. Painter was a landmark 1950 U.S. Supreme Court case that challenged racial segregation in higher education and helped lay the groundwork for Brown v. Board of Education.
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Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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landmark civil rights case ⓘ school desegregation case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
civil rights law
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constitutional law ⓘ education law ⓘ |
| arguedDate | 1968-04-03 ⓘ |
| citation | 391 U.S. 430 ⓘ |
| citationStyle | Green v. County School Bd. of New Kent Cty., 391 U.S. 430 (1968) ⓘ |
| clarified | scope of school boards’ affirmative duty under Brown v. Board of Education ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvision |
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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linked to:
Fourteenth Amendment
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| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decidedBy |
Warren Court
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linked to:
Warren Court era
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| decisionDate | 1968-05-27 ⓘ |
| decisionType | unanimous decision ⓘ |
| defendant | County School Board of New Kent County, Virginia ⓘ |
| enforcedBy | federal courts ⓘ |
| followedBy | more aggressive federal oversight of school desegregation ⓘ |
| fullName | Green et al. v. County School Board of New Kent County, Virginia, et al. ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Civil Rights Era ⓘ |
| holding |
Freedom-of-choice plans are unconstitutional when they fail to dismantle a dual school system and do not realistically promise to work now.
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School boards operating dual school systems have an affirmative duty to convert to a unitary system in which racial discrimination is eliminated root and branch. ⓘ |
| impact | strengthened enforcement of school desegregation in the United States ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | New Kent County, Virginia ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
Equal Protection Clause
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school desegregation ⓘ |
| locationOfFacts | New Kent County public schools ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy |
Justice William J. Brennan Jr.
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linked to:
William J. Brennan Jr.
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| page | 430 ⓘ |
| partyType | public school board as governmental defendant ⓘ |
| plaintiff | African American students in New Kent County, Virginia ⓘ |
| precedentOf |
Alexander v. Holmes County Board of Education
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Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Brown v. Board of Education ⓘ |
| reporter | United States Reports ⓘ |
| requires | proactive steps by school boards to eliminate racially identifiable schools ⓘ |
| result | freedom-of-choice plan in New Kent County was held inadequate to dismantle segregation ⓘ |
| standardEstablished |
school boards must eliminate racially identifiable one-race schools where practicable
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school desegregation plans must be effective in practice, not merely neutral in form ⓘ |
| topic |
dual school systems
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freedom-of-choice school assignment plans ⓘ |
| volume | 391 ⓘ |
| vote | 9-0 ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 1968 ⓘ |
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Subject: Green v. County School Board of New Kent County Description of subject: Green v. County School Board of New Kent County is a landmark 1968 U.S. Supreme Court decision that strengthened school desegregation by rejecting ineffective “freedom-of-choice” plans and requiring proactive steps to dismantle dual school systems.
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NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
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Green v. County School Board of New Kent County
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Green et al. v. County School Board of New Kent County, Virginia, et al.
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Green v. County School Bd. of New Kent Cty., 391 U.S. 430 (1968)
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Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education
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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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Green v. County School Board of New Kent County
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County School Board of New Kent County, Virginia
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Green v. County School Board of New Kent County, 391 U.S. 430 (1968)
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New Kent County public schools
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New Kent County public schools
New Kent County Public Schools
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U.S. Supreme Court decision in Green v. County School Board of New Kent County
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New Kent County public schools
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New Kent County Public Schools
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Green v. County School Board of New Kent County
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New Kent County public schools