United States v. Montgomery County Board of Education

United States v. Montgomery Country Board of Education, 395 U.S. 225 (1969), was a case heard before the United States Supreme Court concerning the integration of public schools in Montgomery County, Alabama.

United States v. Montgomery County Bd. of Ed.
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued April 28, 1969 Decided June 2, 1969
Full case name	United States v. Montgomery County Board of Education
Citations	395 U.S. 225 (more) 89 S. Ct. 1670; 23 L. Ed. 2d 263; 1969 U.S. LEXIS 1433
Holding
The school board must move toward a goal whereby "in each school the ratio of white to Negro faculty members is substantially the same as it is throughout the system."
Court membership
Chief Justice Earl Warren Associate Justices Hugo Black · William O. Douglas John M. Harlan II · William J. Brennan Jr. Potter Stewart · Byron White Thurgood Marshall
Case opinion
Majority	Black, joined by unanimous

See also

• List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 395

External links

• Text of United States v. Montgomery Country Board of Education, 395 U.S. 225 (1969) is available from: CourtListener Findlaw Google Scholar Justia Library of Congress Oyez (oral argument audio)