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Boston School Panel Faces Civil Contempt in Desegregation Fight
Federal Judge Garrity refused criminal contempt against three Boston School Committee members for blocking a citywide desegregation plan. He ordered a hearing on civil contempt and asked how they would implement the plan, considering possible remedies, including suspension of official duties. The NAACP backed the move while the judge warned against broad punishment and pressed for concrete steps toward desegregation.
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Boston
W. Arthur Garcity
Boston School Committee
Garrity
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Washington
U.S. Civil Rights Commission
Commission
Commission On
Federal Court
Paul Tierney
John J. McDonough
John J. Kerrigan