{"id":277,"date":"2018-08-23T13:21:55","date_gmt":"2018-08-23T13:21:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wizwah.gmu.edu\/DOVE\/?p=277"},"modified":"2018-08-23T13:21:55","modified_gmt":"2018-08-23T13:21:55","slug":"usdc-eastern-district-of-virginia-richmond-division-civil-action-case-4265-shirlette-l-bowman-et-al-vs-the-county-school-board-of-charles-city-county-virginia-et-al","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dove.gmu.edu\/index.php\/2018\/08\/23\/usdc-eastern-district-of-virginia-richmond-division-civil-action-case-4265-shirlette-l-bowman-et-al-vs-the-county-school-board-of-charles-city-county-virginia-et-al\/","title":{"rendered":"USDC, Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division, Civil Action Case #4265- Shirlette L. Bowman, et al vs. the County School Board of Charles City County, Virginia, et al\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

USDC, Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division, Civil Action Case #4265- Shirlette L. Bowman, et al vs. the County School Board of Charles City County, Virginia, et al\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Creator<\/strong><\/td>\nUSDC, Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Description<\/strong><\/td>\nThe black plaintiffs in this 1965 case have taken issue with Charles City County’s “freedom of choice” plan, alleging that it deprived them of their constitutional rights. Under the plan, each pupil is supposed to have the “unrestricted right” to attend any school in the system they desired. It is however the “compulsive assignments to achieve a greater inter-mixture of the races, notwithstanding their individual choices,” which is their due, where the issue lies. The persistent necessity of submitting paperwork each year in order to attend a school of the pupils choosing was seen to be very different than the school itself harnessing the responsibility for altering this unconstitutional system. The obstacles in the path of the pupils inhibit the unadulterated “freedom of choice,” which is supposed to be enjoyed. After moving back and forth between the District and Appeals Court four times, it was ruled that 1) all teachers, included those currently employed by the County, would be reassigned as to not take into account their races nor the races of their students. 2) Immediately prior to the summer registration period for the 1966-67 school terms, students would have an opportunity to exercise their “freedom of choice.” 3) The aforementioned school selection is meant to be the only one of its sort or a one-time occurrence not to be repeated.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Call number<\/strong><\/td>\nCivil Action Case #4265<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Date from<\/strong><\/td>\n1965<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Date to<\/strong><\/td>\n1973<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Geographic school<\/strong><\/td>\nCharles City County, VA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Size<\/strong><\/td>\nunknown<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Access restrictions yes\/no<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Access restrictions<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Part Of larger collection yes\/no<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Larger collection title<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
URL<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Repository<\/strong><\/td>\nNARA Mid-Atlantic Region<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Repository address<\/strong><\/td>\n14700 Townsend Road, Philadelphia, PA 19154-1096<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Repository contact name<\/strong><\/td>\nDavid Weber<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Repository contact title<\/strong><\/td>\nDirector, Records Management Program<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Repository contact email<\/strong><\/td>\nphiladelphia.reference@nara.gov<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Repository contact phone<\/strong><\/td>\n(215) 305-2000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DoveRegion<\/strong><\/td>\n(outside of Virginia)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Subjects<\/strong><\/td>\no\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 African American students<\/p>\n

o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 African Americans–Civil rights<\/p>\n

o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Public schools<\/p>\n

o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 School children<\/p>\n

o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 School integration<\/p>\n

o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Segregation in education<\/p>\n

o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 United States. Court of Appeals (4th Circuit)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Types<\/strong><\/td>\no\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Correspondence<\/p>\n

o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Legal documents<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

USDC, Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division, Civil Action Case #4265- Shirlette L. Bowman, et al vs. the County School Board of Charles City County, Virginia, et al\u00a0 Creator USDC, Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division Description The black plaintiffs in this 1965 case have taken issue with Charles City County’s “freedom of choice” plan, … <\/p>\n

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