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1. www.motherjones.com › politics › 2017A Mississippi town finally desegregated its schools, 60 years ...

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   Cleveland Central High School is the latest attempt, after years of litigation, to desegregate Mississippi’s school districts. The town of Cleveland, home to 12,000 people, hosts tiny...

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2. www.justice.gov › opa › prFederal Court Orders Justice Department Desegregation Plan ...

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   May 16, 2016 · The court rejected as unconstitutional two alternatives proposed by the school district, agreeing with the Justice Department that the only way to achieve desegregation is by consolidating Cleveland’s high schools and middle schools.

3. www.theatlantic.com › education › archiveA School District That Was Never Desegregated - The Atlantic

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   Feb 5, 2015 · Cleveland High School was founded in 1906 exclusively for whites. Today, it has an almost even mix of black and white students. (Sharon Lerner) February 5, 2015. CLEVELAND, Miss.— The...

4. www.cnn.com › 2016/05/17 › usJudge orders Cleveland, Mississippi, schools to desegregate - CNN

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   May 17, 2016 · Sixty-two years after Brown v. BOE, a federal judge has ordered that Cleveland, Mississippi’s schools be desegregated.

5. www.justice.gov › opa › prCourt Approves Desegregation Plan for Cleveland, Mississippi ...

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   Mar 13, 2017 · Under the terms approved today, the school district agrees to comply with a May 13, 2016 court ruling mandating consolidation of Cleveland middle and high schools to remedy decades-long segregation in the school district. The consolidated high school, to be named Cleveland Central High School, will open by August at the current Margaret Green ...

6. www.npr.org › sections › thetwo-wayAfter 50-Year Legal Struggle, Mississippi School District ...

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   May 17, 2016 · Exactly 62 years ago, on May 17, 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court declared that segregated schools were unconstitutional. The Brown v. Board of Education decision was historic — but it's not history...

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   Is Cleveland Central High School attempting to desegregate Mississippi's schools?

   • Cleveland Central High School is the latest attempt, after years of litigation, to desegregate Mississippi’s school districts.

   A Mississippi Town Finally Desegregated Its Schools, 60

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   Did Cleveland Mississippi have a black high school?

   • Cleveland Mississippi had two high schools, one that was historically black and another that was historically white. Cleveland Central High School football team practices after the second day of school in Cleveland, Mississippi on August 8, 2017.

   A Mississippi Town Finally Desegregated Its Schools, 60

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   What is the Justice Department's plan to consolidate schools?

   • Under the Justice Department’s plan approved by the court – which was developed in consultation with experts in school desegregation, school facilities, school financing and parent and community engagement – the district will consolidate the virtually all-black D.M. Smith Middle School with the historically white Margaret Green Junior High School.

   Federal Court Orders Justice Department Desegregation Plan

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   What happened to Cleveland High School?

   • Cleveland High School in Cleveland Mississippi was the historically white school in town. As a result of a federal judge's order in May 2016, it was merged with another high school.

   A Mississippi Town Finally Desegregated Its Schools, 60

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   Is Cleveland High predominantly white?

   • Cleveland High, in Cleveland Mississippi, is about 45 percent white. It was the historically white school in town, and in May 2016 a federal judge ordered the town to merge it with East Side High, which is 100 percent black.

   A Mississippi Town Finally Desegregated Its Schools, 60

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   Should Cleveland schools be desegregated after Brown v BOE?

   • Sixty-two years after Brown v. BOE, a federal judge has ordered that Cleveland, Mississippi’s schools be desegregated.

   Judge orders Cleveland, Mississippi, schools to desegregate | CNN

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8. www.theatlantic.com › education › archiveWhy a Mississippi City Is Just Now Being Forced to ...

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   May 17, 2016 · Collectively, they hold about a thousand students, which isn’t enough to overburden the high school system if combined into one, argued the Justice Department in its case against Cleveland.