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Briggs v. Elliott The Reason

Briggs v. Elliott The Reason. In the 1940s, things were very different in South Carolina. WHITE children went to A FEW CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS. . BLACK children went to MANY SMALL LOCAL SCHOOLS. Schools like Halley Town served black children. A “Colored” school used until 1941.

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Briggs v. Elliott The Reason

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  1. Briggs v. ElliottThe Reason

  2. In the 1940s,things were very differentin South Carolina.

  3. WHITE children went toA FEW CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS.

  4. BLACK children went to MANY SMALLLOCAL SCHOOLS.

  5. Schools like Halley Town served black children.

  6. A “Colored” school used until 1941

  7. Spring Hill School for “Coloreds” had two rooms. It was maintained by Spring Hill Church and the Masonic Lodge.

  8. Rosenwald School for “Colored” Children

  9. Liberty Hill School for “Colored” Children

  10. Silver School for “Colored” Children

  11. Paxville School for “Colored” Children

  12. Scott’s Branch School for “Colored” Children

  13. Summerton Consolidated High Schoolfor White Children

  14. Many rural children lived a long distance from their schools

  15. White rural children traveled to their consolidated schools by bus.

  16. Early 1930s bus for white children

  17. In 1945,there wasNO BUSfor “Colored” Children

  18. For some black children,the nearest schoolwith their grade was10 miles away!

  19. Mr. Levi Pearson was unhappy that there wasNO BUS to take his children to school

  20. Rev. J.A. De Laine was anA.M.E. pastor. He was Mr. Pearson’s friend.

  21. In 1947, Mr. J.M. Hinton challenged:“No teacher or preacher in South Carolina has the courage to get a plaintiff to test the school bus transportation practices of discrimination against Negro children.”

  22. Rev. De Laine took the challengeandMr. Pearson agreed to be the Plaintiff.

  23. A Lawsuit: Levi Pearson vs. Clarendon County and School District No. 26 became the First Legal Step toward Briggs v. Elliott

  24. Even with poor facilitiesand no buses,black children still went to school and achieved.

  25. 7th Grade Graduates Liberty Hill School

  26. Liberty Hill Graduates and Teacher

  27. Scott’s Branch School 7th Grade Class 1940

  28. Briggs v. Elliottstarted as a simple quest for equal access to education

  29. It grew to end in Better Educational Opportunities for all American children

  30. Briggs v. Elliott The Heroes

  31. PLAINTIFFSinBriggs v. Elliott

  32. HARRY BRIGGS Briggs v. Elliott Plaintiff

  33. ANNIE GIBSON Briggs v. Elliott Plaintiff

  34. MOSE OLIVER Briggs v. Elliott Plaintiff

  35. BENNIE PARSON Briggs v. Elliott Plaintiff

  36. EDWARD RAGIN Briggs v. Elliott Plaintiff

  37. WILLIAM RAGIN Briggs v. Elliott Plaintiff

  38. LUCRISHER RICHARDSON Briggs v. Elliott Plaintiff

  39. LEE RICHARDSON Briggs v. Elliott Plaintiff

  40. JAMES BENNETT Briggs v. Elliott Plaintiff

  41. MARY OLIVER Briggs v. Elliott Plaintiff

  42. WILLIAM STUKES Briggs v. Elliott Plaintiff

  43. G. H. HENRY Briggs v. Elliott Plaintiff

  44. ROBERT GEORGIA Briggs v. Elliott Plaintiff

  45. REBECCA RICHBURG Briggs v. Elliott Plaintiff

  46. GABRIEL TINDAL Briggs v. Elliott Plaintiff

  47. SUSAN LAWSON Briggs v. Elliott Plaintiff

  48. FREDERICK OLIVER Briggs v. Elliott Plaintiff

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