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  2. United States v. Montgomery County Board of Education

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    Case opinion. Majority. Black, joined by unanimous. United States v. Montgomery Country Board of Education, 395 U.S. 225 (1969), was a case heard before the United States Supreme Court concerning the integration of public schools in Montgomery County, Alabama .

  3. Stand in the Schoolhouse Door - Wikipedia

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    The Stand in the Schoolhouse Door took place at Foster Auditorium at the University of Alabama on June 11, 1963. George Wallace, the Governor of Alabama, in a symbolic attempt to keep his inaugural promise of "segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever" and stop the desegregation of schools, stood at the door of the auditorium as if to block the entry of two African American ...

  4. Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education - Wikipedia

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    Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education. Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education, 402 U.S. 1 (1971), was a landmark United States Supreme Court case dealing with the busing of students to promote integration in public schools. [1] The Court held that busing was an appropriate remedy for the problem of racial imbalance in schools ...

  5. Impeachment in Alabama - Wikipedia

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    Impeachment in Alabama. The constitution of the U.S. state of Alabama grants its legislature the ability to impeach and remove certain officials. An impeachment vote in the Alabama House of Representatives is followed by an impeachment trial in the Alabama Senate through which an official can be removed from office if convicted.

  6. Johnson Abernathy Graetz High School - Wikipedia

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    Website. www .mps .k12 .al .us /o /jag. Johnson Abernathy Graetz High School (formerly Jefferson Davis High School) is a public high school with grades 9 through 12 located in Montgomery, Alabama, United States. The principal is Dr. Carlos Hammonds. The school is part of the Montgomery Public Schools system.

  7. Smith v. Board of School Commissioners of Mobile County

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    41 Ed. Law Rep. 452. Smith v. Board of School Commissioners of Mobile County, 827 F.2d 684 (11th Cir. 1987), [1] was a lawsuit in which the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held that the Mobile County Public School System could use textbooks which purportedly promoted "secular humanism", characterized by the complainants ...

  8. Everson v. Board of Education - Wikipedia

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    Everson v. Board of Education, 330 U.S. 1 (1947), was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court that applied the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to state law. [1] Before this decision, the clause, which states, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion", [2] imposed limits only on the federal ...

  9. Dick Brewbaker - Wikipedia

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    Dick Lansden Brewbaker. ( 1961-01-28) January 28, 1961 (age 63) Political party. Republican. Education. Vanderbilt University ( BS) Dick Lansden Brewbaker (born January 28, 1961) [1] is an American politician who was a Republican member of the Alabama Senate for the 25th district, encompassing parts of Montgomery County and Elmore County, [2 ...