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Memorial Against Integration of Public Schools

  • 6/16/1874

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Description

This document refers to a clause in the Sumner Civil Rights bill (S. 1, 43rd Congress) which would have required the racial integration of public schools. This clause was removed before the Sumner Civil Rights Act of 1875 (18 Stat 335) was passed into law.

Citation

This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. House of Representatives.

National Archives Identifier: 1991060

Full Citation: Memorial of the Board of the President and Directors of the St. Louis Public Schools Against Racial Integration of Public Schools; 6/16/1874; Records of the U.S. House of Representatives, Record Group 233. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/memorial-st-louis-schools/, January 9, 2026]

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