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Robert C. Byrd: “Any Negro child has a constitutional right to attend the public school of his choice, and State authorities ought to be…”

On the recordFebruary 28, 1972
Any Negro child has a constitutional right to attend the public school of his choice, and State authorities ought to be bound to guarantee and, if need be, enforce that right.
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Source
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Feb 28, 1972

Editor's note · Context

Opposing court-ordered busing for school integration.

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