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April 4, 1959
Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
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Senator Estes Kefauver announces May 12 hearings on the Talmadge Amendment, aiming to nullify Supreme Court desegregation ruling by granting states and locals control over public school administration. (Washington, D.C.)
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Talmadge Amendment
Hearings Are Set
WASHINGTON. D. C. -(NNPA)
Senator Estes Kefauver, of Tennessee, chairman of the Senate Constitutional Amendment subcommittee, Wednesday announced that hearings would begin May 12 on the so-called Talmadge amendment on school administration.
The proposed amendment would nullify the Supreme Court decision against segregated public schools.
It provides that administrative control of the public schools shall be vested in the states and local communities and nothing in the Constitution "shall be construed to deny to the residents thereof the right to determine for themselves the manner in which any school, institution, or system is administered by such state and subdivision."
Hearings Are Set
WASHINGTON. D. C. -(NNPA)
Senator Estes Kefauver, of Tennessee, chairman of the Senate Constitutional Amendment subcommittee, Wednesday announced that hearings would begin May 12 on the so-called Talmadge amendment on school administration.
The proposed amendment would nullify the Supreme Court decision against segregated public schools.
It provides that administrative control of the public schools shall be vested in the states and local communities and nothing in the Constitution "shall be construed to deny to the residents thereof the right to determine for themselves the manner in which any school, institution, or system is administered by such state and subdivision."
What sub-type of article is it?
Politics
Education
What keywords are associated?
Talmadge Amendment
School Administration
Senate Hearings
School Segregation
What entities or persons were involved?
Senator Estes Kefauver
Where did it happen?
Washington D.C.
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Washington D.C.
Event Date
Wednesday, May 12
Key Persons
Senator Estes Kefauver
Event Details
Senator Estes Kefauver, chairman of the Senate Constitutional Amendment subcommittee, announced that hearings would begin May 12 on the Talmadge amendment, which would nullify the Supreme Court decision against segregated public schools by vesting administrative control in states and local communities.