Griffin v. County School Board of Prince Edward County
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Griffin v. County School Board of Prince Edward County is a landmark 1964 U.S. Supreme Court case that held a Virginia county could not close its public schools and fund private segregation academies to avoid desegregation.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2964067 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Griffin v. County School Board of Prince Edward County Context triple: [Prince Edward County, Virginia, associatedWithCourtCase, Griffin v. County School Board of Prince Edward 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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Green v. County School Board of New Kent County
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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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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Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education
Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education is a landmark 1971 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the use of busing and broad equitable powers by federal courts to achieve racial desegregation in public schools.
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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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Griffin v. County School Board of Prince Edward County Target entity description: Griffin v. County School Board of Prince Edward County is a landmark 1964 U.S. Supreme Court case that held a Virginia county could not close its public schools and fund private segregation academies to avoid desegregation.
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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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Green v. County School Board of New Kent County
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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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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Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education
Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education is a landmark 1971 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the use of busing and broad equitable powers by federal courts to achieve racial desegregation in public schools.
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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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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landmark civil rights case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
civil rights law
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constitutional law ⓘ education law ⓘ |
| citation | 377 U.S. 218 ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted |
Equal Protection Clause
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Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ
linked to:
Fourteenth Amendment
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| countyInvolved | Prince Edward County, Virginia ⓘ |
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1964 ⓘ |
| decisionType | majority opinion of the Court ⓘ |
| effect |
limited the ability of local governments to abandon public education to maintain segregation
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strengthened federal judicial power to enforce school desegregation ⓘ |
| fullCaseName | Griffin et al. v. County School Board of Prince Edward County et al. ⓘ |
| geographicLocation |
Prince Edward County, Virginia
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United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| historicalContext |
Civil Rights Movement
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linked to:
American civil rights movement
post-Brown v. Board of Education desegregation era ⓘ |
| holding |
A county may not close its public schools and fund private segregated schools to avoid desegregation
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The actions of Prince Edward County violated the Equal Protection Clause ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States federal judiciary
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linked to:
federal judiciary of the United States
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| legalIssue |
Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment
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linked to:
Equal Protection Clause
closure of public schools to avoid desegregation ⓘ public funding of private segregated schools ⓘ school desegregation ⓘ |
| pageInUnitedStatesReports | 218 ⓘ |
| partyTypePetitioners | Black schoolchildren and their families ⓘ |
| partyTypeRespondents | local school board and county officials ⓘ |
| petitioner | African American students in Prince Edward County, Virginia ⓘ |
| precedentFor |
limits on state and local evasion of desegregation orders
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prohibition of public support for racially segregated private schools used to avoid integration ⓘ |
| relatedToCase | Brown v. Board of Education ⓘ |
| respondent |
County School Board of Prince Edward County, Virginia
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linked to:
County School Board of Prince Edward County
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| result |
Prince Edward County was required to reopen and operate public schools on a non-discriminatory basis
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linked to:
County School Board of Prince Edward County
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| stateInvolved | Virginia ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
public school operation and funding
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racial discrimination in education ⓘ |
| topic |
Massive Resistance in Virginia
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racial segregation in public education ⓘ segregation academies ⓘ |
| typeOfRemedy | injunctive relief against county officials ⓘ |
| volumeInUnitedStatesReports | 377 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Griffin v. County School Board of Prince Edward County Description of subject: Griffin v. County School Board of Prince Edward County is a landmark 1964 U.S. Supreme Court case that held a Virginia county could not close its public schools and fund private segregation academies to avoid desegregation.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Prince Edward County, Virginia
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associatedWithCourtCase
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Griffin v. County School Board of Prince Edward County
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County School Board of Prince Edward County
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partyToCase
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Griffin v. County School Board of Prince Edward County
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linked to: Griffin v. County School Board of Prince Edward County
Massive Resistance strategy against school desegregation
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limitedByDecision
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Griffin v. County School Board of Prince Edward County
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Prince Edward County Free School Association
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legalContext
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Griffin v. County School Board of Prince Edward County
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Griffin v. County School Board of Prince Edward County
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fullCaseName
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Griffin et al. v. County School Board of Prince Edward County et al.
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linked to: Griffin v. County School Board of Prince Edward County
linked to: Griffin v. County School Board of Prince Edward County