Wright v. Board of Public Instruction Records
Scope and Content
The Alachua County School Desegregation Case: Wright v. Board of Public Instruction of Alachua County, was filed on July 2nd, 1964. Previously, the case was before the fifth circuit as a companion case in Singleton v. Jackson Mun. It is one of two Florida school desegregation cases to reach the U.S Supreme Court. The collection spans 1969 to 1978, with the bulk in 1970 (the year of the trial). The collection includes records from before, during, and after the trial. The original of this file is in the National Archives in Morrow, Georgia.
This collection demonstrates the complete process of appeals, rehearing, and case dismissal. It is of particular interest to historians studying the desegregation process through the judicial system.
Dates
- Creation: 1969 - 1978
Creator
- Gengler, Michael T. (Person)
Access
The collection is open for research.
Extent
.5 Linear Feet (1 Box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Records from the Alachua County School Desegregation Case: Wright v. Board of Public Instruction of Alachua County.
Location
University of Florida Smathers Library Building
Acquisition Information
Donated by Michael T. Gengler on September 6th, 2024.
- Title
- A Guide to the Wright v. Board of Public Instruction Records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid created by Tristan Krammel
- Date
- July 2025
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared Using Dacs
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida Repository
George A. Smathers Libraries
PO Box 117005
Gainesville Florida 32611-7005 United States of America
352-273-2755
special@uflib.ufl.edu