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that led to the removal of a 15 percent salary discrepancy between black and white teachers in the
Louisville public schools. The case, Abbington v Board of Education of Louisville (KY), filed on December 5, 1940, caused the School board to agree to equal pay, but only if Mrs. Abbington from Jackson
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