"Mansfield Schools Integrate Quietly"
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Title
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"Mansfield Schools Integrate Quietly"
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Description
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After a long history of segregation in Mansfield, as the title of this Dallas Morning News article reads, “Mansfield Schools Integrate Quietly.” In 1956 some residents of Mansfield were not ready to accept the Brown v. Board of Education II decree that school districts must integrate with “all deliberate speed.” When the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was announced and funding was going to be withheld, the school district complied. According to minutes from the Mansfield School Board meeting on January 26, 1965, the Assurance of Compliance form H.E.W. 441 would be signed and they requested an announcement to run in the Mansfield News-Mirror accepting compliance with the Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This section of the Civil Rights Act prohibited discrimination on the basis of race, color, and national origin in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance. According to the article, on August 31, 1965, the integration of African American students finally happened peacefully and quietly.
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In 1965, The Dallas Morning News reported that the Mansfield Independent School District integrated without incident, in contrast to 1956.
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The Dallas Morning News
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Date
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1965-08-01
