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NAACP statement to board of education, June 1, 1970

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Identifier: Folder 4

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Appointed by the District 186 School Board in 1970. More than one hundred members chosen after contacting Springfield churches, clubs and civic organizations. Charged to develop plans to reduce racial imbalance which existed in Springfield public schools.

Minutes, agenda, memoranda, membership and committee lists, news clippings and reports documenting the Committee's attempts to plan for equal educational opportunity and racial desegregation of the schools. Also contains a statement by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to the Board of Education; and a Minority Ethnic Group Distributions report.

Dates

  • Created: 1970 - 1971

Conditions Governing Access

None

Extent

From the Collection: 0.16 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the UIS Archives/Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Archives/Special Collections LIB 144
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Springfield IL 62703-5407 US
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