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When did Detriot schools officially become desegregated? 

1974 

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Who was the Plaintiff of Milliken V. Bradley? 

Bradley 

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What percentage of Black people lived in Detroit suburbs in 1975?

1%

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What did White parents feel would come from Black students attending the schools? 

Violence, and education would no longer be beneficial

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Where did the case end up going after the initial ruling? 

The Supreme Court

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What percentage of Detroit residents are Black in 2020?

Between 77-78%
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What enforced Detriot to desegregate their schools 

Michigan Supreme Court case. 

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What did Judge Stephen Roth rule out? 

That Detroit schools are illegally segeregated

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In 1975, what percentage of Detroit public school students were Black?

65%

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How did Detroit schools become segregated again? 

Detriot Housing Laws


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What was the Supreme Court's final ruling? 

They found that the schools were segregated, but with a vote 5-4, said that the plan only had to include the Detroit schools.

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In 1965, what percentage of Detroit public school students were Black?

55%

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On what day was it announced that 10,000 students would move into a different school?

April 7th, 1970

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What program supported Bradley through the case?

The NAACP

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Does the impact of redlining partly determine how segregated schools in Detroit are?

Yes

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