USDC, Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division, Civil Action Case #3822- Audrey D. Hill, et al vs. the County School Board of Prince George County, Virginia, et al
| Creator | USDC, Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division |
| Description | In October 1963, a class action suit was brought against the School Board of Prince George County on behalf of black students in the County. The plaintiff’s claim rested on the biracial school system of the County in which certain schools had entirely black student bodies and staff and conversely others entirely white student bodies and staff. The plaintiff’s argued that the defendants made no effort to desegregate the public school system as they were bound by law. Solely on the basis of race, the County, “deliberately and purposefully” require student, staff and administrative to be assigned to particular schools with all but any exceptions. When a number of black students applied to gain admittance to predominately white schools in October and November of 1962 for the 1962-63 school year and again for the following school year (1963-64), the applications were disproved by the Pupil Placement Board. The reason for denial was cited as follows: “enrollment would contribute to an intolerable overcrowded condition in the [particular] grade of the [school to which the application was made].” Under the Fourteenth Amendment, the plaintiffs claimed that they were being deprived of their liberties and equal protection under the law. No plan for any degree of desegregation existed for the present or future in the County. As a result of the plaintiff’s ultimate acceptance to the schools to which they applied, the injunction of a mandated desegregated system was denied by the Court. No plan for desegregation was required to subsequently be submitted to the Court in the order. Additionally, the plaintiff’s costs for the action were to be recovered, but attorney fees denied. |
| Call number | Civil Action Case #3822 |
| Date from | 1963 |
| Date to | 1973 |
| Geographic school | Prince George County, VA |
| Size | unknown |
| Access restrictions yes/no | no |
| Access restrictions | |
| Part Of larger collection yes/no | no |
| Larger collection title | |
| URL | |
| Repository | NARA Mid-Atlantic Region |
| Repository address | 14700 Townsend Road, Philadelphia, PA 19154-1096 |
| Repository contact name | David Weber |
| Repository contact title | Director, Records Management Program |
| Repository contact email | philadelphia.reference@nara.gov |
| Repository contact phone | (215) 305-2000 |
| DoveRegion | (outside of Virginia) |
| Subjects | o African American students
o African Americans–Civil rights o African Americans–Segregation o Public schools o Race relations o School children o School integration o Segregation in education |
| Types | Legal documents |