To the Supreme Court

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In 1970 and 1971, the Supreme Court heard the school board's appeal in Swann v. Charotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education. After months of study and deliberation, the Supreme Court upheld Judge McMillan's previous ruling. Busing was a valid option to end school segregation.

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These are briefs from the case before the Supreme Court in October 1970.

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