Pleadings, 1964-1974 and undated

Series

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This series presents a detailed documentation of the specific arguments, actions, and evidence brought forth before the court by plaintiffs and defendants as well as opinions, orders, and analyses of the Court. These pleadings consist primarily of documents submitted to the District Court, but also contain some submitted to the Circuit and Supreme Courts. Also included in this series are related letters of transmittal and some pleadings relating to the supplementary case in the North Carolina Superior Court relating to the North Carolina anti-busing statute; actions of the Board of Education, the plaintiffs, and the Court relating to the preparation of acceptable desegregation plans; and information related to alleged racial bias in application of discipline in the schools.

Divided into four subseries: U.S. District Court Proceedings, U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal Proceedings, U.S. Supreme Court Proceedings, and Post-Supreme Court Ruling Proceedings.