The following content is provided as supplemental materials for the Arkansas State Archives Desegregation in Arkansas lesson plan.
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"Local District Must Improve Negro School Facilities," DeWitt Era-Enterprise, July 14, 1949
Article from the DeWitt Era-Enterprise regarding the ruling by a federal judge that African American schools must be equal to white schools.
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Text of Decree Rendered in the DeWitt School Suit Prosecuted By Mr. Flowers, Arkansas State Press, July 15, 1949
Text of a decree issued by a federal judge ruling that DeWitt schools would be required to fund African American schools equally to white schools.
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"School Proposal Wins Approval," Blytheville Courier News, March 16, 1948
Article from the Blytheville Courier News describing school improvement plans for the Blytheville School District. The article also explains that the Harrison Negro School is overcrowded and in bad condition.
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"The Colored Schools in Arkansas," Arkansas School Journal, June 1904
Joseph A. Booker
Article in the Arkansas School Journal written by Joseph A. Booker describing the school system for African Americans.