apr 20, 1970 - Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education

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1. This was a Supreme Court Case dealing with the continued segregation of schools despite the ruling of Brown v. Board of Education outlawing it, and it determined that federal courts could help prompt integration in schools.
2. This ruling was given on April 20, 1970.
3. Some advocates for this case included Erwin N. Griswold, Julius LeVonne Chambers, William J Waggoner, and James M Nabrit III.
4. This case started in Charlotte-Mecklenburg, North Carolina.
5. One major cause was continued segregation in schools and the Brown v. Board of Education decision.
6. One major effect was that busing was overseen by the government to ensure integration standards were being met, as busing was used before this case to segregate schools.

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