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Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenberg County
Schools
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Background
• The 14th Amendment had passed, but Charlotte-Mecklenberg County Schools were still refusing to desegregate after almost 20 years.
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Constitutional Violation
• The 14th amendment as well as the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Ed. decided that schools could not be segregated.
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Main Question
• Was the Federal Government allowed to oversee the desegregation of schools?
– Schools are controlled by the states– The school system was not acting
constitutionally
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Dates
• Argument on the case began on October 12, 1970
• The case was decided on April 20, 1971
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Decision
• The court was in unanimous agreement that the Federal Government could force schools to desegregate.
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Impact
• It allowed the Federal Government to establish quotas for desegregation in schools and have consequences for states that did not desegregate.
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Works Cited
• http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1970/1970_281