Margaret Whitton Ray papers
Scope and Contents
Dates
- 1972 - 1974
Creator
- Ray, Maggie W. (Margaret Whitton) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Conditions Governing Use
Biographical / Historical
The Citizens Advisory Group (CAG) was formed by Margaret Ray in November, 1973 to develop pupil assignment guidelines for integrating Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools as an alternative to the more conservative integration plan proposed by Charlotte-Mecklenburg school administrators.
The group's 25 members were selected by their school "feeder area" or civic organization to speak to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education concerning their views on pupil assignment. Organizing itself into an advisory group to the Board of Education and its staff, CAG adopted a set of guidelines, which were presented to the U.S. District Court in May, 1974. A compromise of the CAG and School Board plans was eventually accepted by U.S. District Court Judge James B. McMillan, who oversaw Charlotte-Mecklenburg school integration following the Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education Supreme Court decision. Ray is married to lawyer and former Mecklenburg County commissioner W. Thomas Ray.
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0.3 Linear Feet
Language
English
Overview
Arrangement
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Available Online
Processing Information
- Busing for school integration -- North Carolina -- Charlotte
- Busing for school integration -- North Carolina -- Mecklenburg County
- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
- Ray, Maggie W. (Margaret Whitton)
- School integration -- North Carolina -- Charlotte -- Planning
- School integration -- North Carolina -- Mecklenburg County -- Planning
Creator
- Ray, Maggie W. (Margaret Whitton) (Person)
- Title
- Margaret Whitton Ray papers
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscript Collections, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, UNC Charlotte Repository
Atkins Library, UNC Charlotte
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