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Starkville Academy and other racially discriminatory private schools. At the time, the head of Starkville Academy said no blacks had ever applied or enrolled. In 1999
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1228:Private K–12 schools in Mississippi
1248:1969 establishments in Mississippi
1233:Preparatory schools in Mississippi
1208:East Mississippi Community College
1010:East Mississippi Community College
828:Tucker, Neely (26 November 2018).
609:- Dist. Court, ND Mississippi 1977
314:filed a lawsuit alleging that the
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504:Lewis, Nicole (3 October 2016).
448:"Public domain, private options"
425:"Private School Universe Survey"
341:Oktibbeha County School District
251:Oktibbeha County Training School
231:Oktibbeha Educational Foundation
728:Grant, Richard (19 July 2016).
481:University Press of Mississippi
325:to follow the precedent set in
289:Humphreys County public schools
649:Harvard Journal on Legislation
620:"Ruling on Aid to Handicapped"
593:. August 20, 1970. p. 16.
269:by the legislature." Governor
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446:Spencer, Mack (17 May 2004).
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1066:Mississippi State University
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604:Bishop v. Starkville Academy
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267:State Sovereignty Commission
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473:Bolton, Charles C. (2005).
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670:Clarksdale Press Registers
551:"Private Academy Backlash"
323:Starkville School District
305:United States Constitution
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476:The Hardest Deal of All
301:Equal Protection Clause
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692:Greenwood Commonwealth
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