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The Bloodless Revolution: The Role Of The Fifth Circuit In The Integration Of The Deep South, Frank T. Read
The Bloodless Revolution: The Role Of The Fifth Circuit In The Integration Of The Deep South, Frank T. Read
Mercer Law Review
On October 1, 1981, the nation's foremost civil rights tribunal will be no more. On that date, the Fifth Circuit Reorganization Act will become effective and the famous United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit will be divided into two new circuits.' With the passing of the Fifth Circuit into history's dusty pages, it is appropriate to reflect on the contributions of that court in this nation's monumental struggle to desegregate the public schools of the Deep South.
On May 17, 1954, the United States Supreme Court, in its most important decision in this century, rejected the "separate …