Integration of schools in North Carolina By 11912351 1952 Catholic schools began desegergation Dec 19, 1952 Brown's case began 1953 Dr. David Jones became the first African-America on the school board May 17, 1954 Desegregation of schools was now legal May 18, 1954 Greensboro became the first first city in the south to desegregate schools 1955 The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill admits their first african-american student Jun 2, 1964 President Lyndon signed the Civil Rights Act 1970 Supreme Court refuses to allow public school systems to avoid desegregation by creating new, mostly or all-white "splinter districts." Feb 24, 1970 12 black parents filed a legal suit demanding desegregation Jun 18, 1971 Complete desegregation in Greensboro
