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This Day in Black History: Oct. 29, 1969

Supreme Court orders immediate school desegregation.

By Britt Middleton

October 29, 2011 / 7:00 AM

In Alexander vs. Holmes County Board of Education, the Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation in schools must end "at once."

(Photo: The Commercial Appeal /Landov)

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