Long Beach Desegregation Review Sparks Federal Interest
Washington reports indicate Long Beach Unified School District policies may be reviewed to determine de facto racial segregation. HEW has not contacted district personnel, though the district has submitted a detailed report on boundaries and enrollments. If preliminary findings advocate further review, a team would examine budgets, attendance maps, curricula, and board minutes over ten years to assess patterns of segregation and possible desegregation steps.
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Washington
Long Beach Unified
Odie Wright
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Wright
Long Beach
HEW
California
Robert Finch
Congress
Roosevelt Elementary
State Told to Integrate 14 Colleges in Pennsylvania
The Civil Rights Office of the HEW Health and Welfare Department ordered Pennsylvania to adopt desegregation plans for all 14 state colleges by year end. The letter, sent to Superintendent David H. Kurtzman and copied to Gov. Ray Shafer, notes Cheyney as 83 percent Black and the other 13 colleges about 99 percent white.
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Pasadena
Waterbury
Conn
Justice Dept
Washington
Pennsylvania
Civil Rights Office
the Health, Education and Welfare Department
Superintendent of Public Instruction
David H. Kurtzman
Raymond P. Shafer
Cheyney
Violence appraisal questioned by Brandeis panel
A Brandeis University commission found claims of organized racial violence resembling guerrilla warfare largely unfounded. It analyzed 25 reported sniping incidents from July and August last year, noting discrepancies in counts of snipers, shots, and officers targeted. Some disorders showed limited violence resembling traditional outbreaks. data were insufficient for firm judgments.
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Waltham
Mass
Brandeis University
Unniversity
Lemberg Center For the Study of
Cleveland
Gary
Ind
Peoria
Ill
York
Seattle
Wash
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