Exhibit, Racial Characteristics of Public Elementary Schools
10/3/1963
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This map indicates the racial break down of non-majority schools, and was used as an exhibit in the case James William Webb, Jr. et al. v. the Board of Education of the City of Chicago and Benjamin C. Willis. This is a civil case in which nineteen parents on behalf of their children brought a suit against the City of Chicago Board of Education and Benjamin Willis, general superintendent of the City of Chicago schools on October 23, 1963. The defendants were charged with maintaining and operating a racially segregated public school system. Judge Marovitz dismissed the suit without prejudice and without costs. The case file includes motions, notices, complaints, orders, and exhibits. This document was digitized by teachers in our Primarily Teaching 2014 Summer Workshop in Chicago.
This primary source comes from the Records of the District Courts of the United States.
National Archives Identifier: 12008848
Full Citation: Exhibit, Racial Characteristics of Public Elementary Schools; 10/3/1963; 63C1895; James William Webb, Jr. et al. v. the Board of Education of the City of Chicago and Benjamin C. Willis, 1963 - 1965; Civil Case Files, 1938 - 1995; Records of the District Courts of the United States, Record Group 21; National Archives at Chicago, Chicago, IL. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/exhibit-racial-characteristics-public-elementary-schools, May 14, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.