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Ivan Allen Jr.: school plans

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WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)

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In this 1958 WSB-TV newsfilm clip from Atlanta, Georgia, Ivan Allen, Jr. speaks about a proposed private school plan in response to new federal laws banning segregation in the public school system. He sits at a table with an unidentified interviewer. First, Allen states that he supports a plan to establish all-white private schools as an alternative to desegregated public schools. He states that those who support segregated schools are "willing to try any reasonable plan" to further their efforts. He then discusses how the private school plan is essentially a "public school plan under a different legal basis." He finally asserts that, should United States Supreme Court rule this plan unconstitutional, the government of Georgia must work to keep the public schools open and segregated.

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New Georgia Encyclopedia

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Digital Library of Georgia

Keywords

  1. African Americans
  2. Atlanta
  3. Atlanta (Ga.)
  4. Civic Leaders
  5. Civil Rights
  6. Georgia
  7. History
  8. Law And Legislation
  9. Mayors
  10. Men
  11. Politicians
  12. Private Schools
  13. Public Schools
  14. Race Relations
  15. Segregation
  16. Segregation In Education

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