USDC, Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division, Civil Action Case #3353- Carolyn Bradley and Michael Bradley, etc. vs. School Board of the City of Richmond, Virginia, et al and the Commonwealth of Virginia Pupil Placement Board, et al
| Creator | USDC, Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division |
| Description | This suit began in 1961 with the plaintiffs suing the School Board of the City of Richmond. The initial court-ordered “freedom-of-choice” plan proved unworkable in practice. In 1970, the Court ordered students and faculty to be reassigned. After the 1970 decision, the plaintiff and defendant coupled with the school boards of two neighboring counties filed suit against the State Department of Education and is superintendent of public instruction. At the district court level, it was determined that constitutional violations had taken place at the county and state levels and both were charged with the inter-district consolidation of the greater Richmond school districts. This verdict was later reversed. Subsequent to the 1972 decision (overturned), the School Board began implementing and the intra-district desegregation plan, featuring fifteen court mandated alterations between the years 1972-1979. In March 1984, the School Board sought monetary damages from the State, charging them with not fulfilling their court-ordered eradication of segregation. The State, the School Board alleged was hindering the elimination of the State’s former dual educational system. The court denied the request initially and again in an appeal. |
| Call number | Civil Action Case #3353 |
| Date from | 1961 |
| Date to | 1987 |
| Geographic school | Richmond, VA |
| Size | 8 Boxes |
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| 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 Public schools o School children o School integration o Segregation in education o United States. Supreme Court o Virginia. Department of Education o United States. Court of Appeals (4th Circuit) |
| Types | o Correspondence
o Legal documents |