White students boycotting classes at West End High School in Birmingham, Alabama.

White students boycotting classes at West End High School in Birmingham, Alabama.

The demonstration was likely related to an upcoming desegregation hearing in the U.S. Supreme Court, debating whether the South's preferred neighborhood school model (in which students attended schools close to their homes) could continue, or if busing or other direct integration measures were...

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Main Author: Jones, Ed
Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:
Photographs
Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/110221
format Electronic
collection Alabama Media Group Collection
building Alabama Department of Archives and History
publisher Alabama Department of Archives and History
topic Photographs
spellingShingle Photographs
White students boycotting classes at West End High School in Birmingham, Alabama.
Jones, Ed
fulltopic Photographs
Anti-civil rights demonstrations; Education; Race relations--Alabama; School integration; Segregation--Alabama; Students; Birmingham (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.)
description The demonstration was likely related to an upcoming desegregation hearing in the U.S. Supreme Court, debating whether the South's preferred neighborhood school model (in which students attended schools close to their homes) could continue, or if busing or other direct integration measures were required. (On October 29, 1969, the Supreme Court had ordered the immediate desegregation of public schools.)
spelling BN0026538_01BN0026538White students boycotting classes at West End High School in Birmingham, Alabama.The demonstration was likely related to an upcoming desegregation hearing in the U.S. Supreme Court, debating whether the South's preferred neighborhood school model (in which students attended schools close to their homes) could continue, or if busing or other direct integration measures were required. (On October 29, 1969, the Supreme Court had ordered the immediate desegregation of public schools.)1970-10-071970-1979Jones, EdBirmingham News70-05118Anti-civil rights demonstrations; Education; Race relations--Alabama; School integration; Segregation--Alabama; Students; Birmingham (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.)Still imageNegatives (Photographs); Black-and-white negatives2000 PPI TIFFAlabama Media GroupAlabama Media Group CollectionAlabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, AlabamaEnglishCopyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by the Alabama Media Group, http://www.alabamamediagroup.comhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/110221
title White students boycotting classes at West End High School in Birmingham, Alabama.
titleStr White students boycotting classes at West End High School in Birmingham, Alabama.
author Jones, Ed
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