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Swann vs School Board: Bussing Integration
Landmark court case where US Supreme Court unanimously upheld busing programs that sped up racial integration for Charlotte and the rest of the country. CMS busing model served as the blueprint for integration for the rest of the country. https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/the-desegregation-and-resegregation-of-charlottes-schools#main-content -
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Cappacchione vs. CMS Schools Court Case
White father sued CMS schools because he believed his daughter was denied from a magnet school because of her race. Judge Robert Potter, a well-known anti-bussing advocate in the 60s, ruled in favor of Cappacchione and efforts for integration through bussing backslid
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CMS Schools desegregation efforts almost fully reversed