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Southern states back freedom of choice on desegregation plans
Two Southern states enacted laws supporting freedom of choice desegregation while banning forced busing. Georgia, Louisiana, and Mississippi consider similar measures as Alabama and Tennessee move to curb court-ordered integration. Pasadena faces cost hurdles to implement a court-ordered bus plan, with local fundraising ongoing. Former Georgia Wallace and Mississippi Senator Stennis back freedom of choice, while Humphrey defends interim busing to hasten desegregation.
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Deep South
New York
Pasadena
Calif
Order and A Citizens Group
Alabama
George ©. Wallace
John Stennis
D-Miss
Hubert J. Humphrey
Louisiana
John McKeithen
Focal
McKeithen
Georgia
Lester Maddox
Mississippi
Albert Brewer
Buford Ellington
Tennessee
Justice Department
U.S. District Court
Manuel Real
Yvette Lightfoot
Pasadena Appeals Committee
Supreme Court
Wallace
Stennis
South
Humphreys