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1962 - Suit seeking to bar Englewood, N.J., from

On February 5, 1962, a federal lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court challenging the racial segregation of elementary schools in Englewood, New Jersey. The suit accused the city of maintaining racially segregated schools, marking a significant legal action in the fight against de facto segregation in Northern school systems.

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