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Clarendon County desegregation suit (Briggs v. Elliott)--outtakes

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Renee Carter interviews an unidentified man about his participation in the Clarendon County desegregation suits (Briggs v. Elliott). The lawsuit was later incorporated into Brown v. Board of Education. Speaks on the white community reaction to the suits and that black teachers could be fired for signing suit petitions. Speaks on the difficulties faced by African-American students trying to integrate white schools. Describes the fight over "Freedom of Choice." Also includes various scenes of Harry Briggs being photographed outside "Scott's Branch" school. See also: AWAR 20, 21, 23, and 131.
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Keywords

  1. Briggs, Eliza, 1998
  2. Briggs, Harry, 1986
  3. Brown V. Board Of Education Of Topeka
  4. Civil Rights
  5. Clarendon County (S.C.)
  6. De Laine, Joseph A. (Joseph Armstrong), 1898 1974
  7. Law And Legislation
  8. School Integration
  9. Segregation In Education
  10. United States

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