Topics Related to U.S. Supreme Court

Griggs v. Duke Power Co. (J-124)

Landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling, March 1971, prohibited discriminatory practices by employers. Plaintiffs were Black employees of plant in Eden.

Main Post School Integration (I-94)

In 1951 superintendent Mildred Poole integrated Post School 2 miles N.E. three years before U.S. Supreme Court mandate.

John Hall 1767-1833 (E-93)

One of three original justices of the N.C. Supreme Court, 1819-1832. Grave 1 block S.

Alfred Moore (D-25)

Associate justice U.S. Supreme Court, 1799-1804. Continental Line & militia officer; attorney general. Grave 2 mi. SE.

James Iredell 1751-1799 (A-5)

Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1790-99. Attorney General of N.C. during Revolution. Home stands 200 ft. east.

The Origins of Busing—Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education

All this month we’re bringing you stories from North Carolina’s black history. Check back here each week day for a new tidbit from our state’s African American’s past.