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R. E. Biggers corresondence with Raymond B. Witt, 1956 February 15

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Biggers, R. E

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Letter from R. E. Biggers to Raymond B. Witt, chairman of the Board of Education in Chattanooga, Tennessee reporting on a small meeting with members of the board's Interracial Advisory Committee and "leading citizens" to discuss the public school integration. Biggers informs Witt that the group debated whether or not a court case would strengthen the board's integration policy.
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Witt, Raymond B., 1915-2000
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University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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Digital Library of Tennessee

Keywords

  1. Chattanooga
  2. Chattanooga (Tenn.). Board Of Education
  3. Segregation In Education
  4. Tennessee

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