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| No trespassing sign posted at Robert R. Moton
High School, 1961. |
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There has been entirely too much deliberation
and not enough speed in enforcing the Constitutional
rights which we held ten years ago had been denied Prince
Edward Negro children. The closing of the Prince Edward
schools and the raising of contributions to support
private segregated White schools denied the Colored
students and parents equal protection under the law
guaranteed by the Constitution.
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– Justice Hugo Black
24 May 1964
United States Supreme Court
Griffin v. County School Board
of Prince Edward County
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(Photograph courtesy of Edward H. Peeples, ©
2000 )
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