Civil Rights in a Northern City: Philadelphia

Desegregation of Girard College

Item Set

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  New Girard board asks U.S. Court to reject appeal

  1958-05-23
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  New Girard trustees called 'blueprint for evasion'

  1958-04-24
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  State high court denies Girard case rehearing

  1958-02-13
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  Private trustees for Girard College approved by State Supreme Court

  1958-01-24
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  In our town

  1958-01-19
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  200 million dollar question for Attorney General: how to enforce discriminatory trusts?

  1957-11-24
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  Still on course

  1957-10-05
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  Something to know...

  1955-11-20
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  City charges 25 errors in ruling on Girard College

  1955-08-13
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  Alexander cites 32 'errors' in Girard College Negro ban

  1955-09-13
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  City files opinion in Girard case

  1955-11-18
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  Girard College ruling brings 32 exceptions from orphans' counsel

  1955-09-14
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  Negro pupils lose fight to enter Girard College

  1955-07-30
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  The Girard decision

  1955-08-01
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  Court upholds Girard policy

  1955-07-30
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  Participation by state in Girard suit sought

  1955-04-12
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  Negro pupils lose fight to enter Girard

  1955-07-29
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  Girls' right to Girard College raised in admission case

  1955-06-04
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  Basic law backs ban by Girard, court told

  1955-06-04
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  Girard College admissions case argued before court

  1955-06-03
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  City and state argue Girard's ban on Negroes

  1955-11-22
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  Petition asks rehearing in Girard College case

  1958-02-04
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  New plea set in Girard case

  1958-01-27
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  City contends Girard is still a public trust

  1958-06-09
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  Girard as private school sets precedent, Court told

  1958-04-23