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Integration Suit Filed Against Lincoln Schools
U.S. Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach files a federal suit in Monroe division seeking to end a dual school system in Lincoln Parish. The complaint targets the Lincoln Parish School Board and lists officials and board members as defendants. It alleges white staffed schools number ten and Negro staffed nine with inferior facilities, citing parental complaints about denied equal protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
Lincoln Parish
U.S. Atty
Nicholas Katzenbach
Monroe Division of
Federal District Court
L. Felton Green
Morelle Emmons
O. Wharton Brown Jr
C. W. Colvin
Robert E. Holliday
Jack C. Ritchie
S. L. Nobles
L. M. Napper
Semmie Whitman
T. W. Green
William B. Smith
Dennis Owen
Lamar Colvin
Katzenbach