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Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education
The Supreme Court approved broad equitable remedies, including busing and redrawn attendance zones, to dismantle de jure school segregation.
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What happened
The Supreme Court approved broad equitable remedies, including busing and redrawn attendance zones, to dismantle de jure school segregation.
Why it matters
EquityStack classifies this policy as positive impact with strong supporting evidence. The record matters because it helps explain how government action shaped Black Americans' rights, resources, exposure to harm, or access to institutions.
What this means
Impact on Black Americans
The ruling gave federal courts stronger tools to implement desegregation in public schools where anti-Black segregation had been maintained by law and policy.
1971
The Supreme Court approved broad equitable remedies, including busing and redrawn attendance zones, to dismantle de jure school segregation.
Outcome
The ruling gave federal courts stronger tools to implement desegregation in public schools where anti-Black segregation had been maintained by law and policy.
1971-04-20T08:00:00.000Z
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Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education, 402 U.S. 1 (1971)
Primary decision text PDF
Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education
Opinion page for the 1971 decision approving broad federal court remedies, including busing, to dismantle segregated school systems.
Timeline of Events Leading to Brown v. Board of Education
National Archives timeline showing Swann as a major post-Brown desegregation enforcement case.
Brown at 70: The Ongoing Struggle for School Desegregation
Brookings overview discussing the continuing relevance of Swann and later limits on desegregation.
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