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Pupil Assignment Act is Passed

October 7, 2021 by Emma Miller

On March 30th, 1955, the North Carolina General Assembly passed the Pupil Assignment Act, a law that delayed integration by shifting the responsibility of desegregation from the state to local school boards. It also removed any references to race in all school laws.

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