September 27, 1955 - Mansfield School Board Minutes
Meeting minutes from a regular school board meeting held September 27, 1956.
During a regular school board meeting on September 27, 1955, a reports were given by the segregation committee and the bus driver for "negro bus".
Mansfield Independent School District - School Board Minutes
Mansfield Independent School Board
1955-09-27
Jackson v. Rawdon - Judgement by Judge Estes, November 23, 1955
Judgement by Judge Estes in the case of Jackson v. Radon heard on November 7, 1955.
Judge Estes dismisses the case on behalf of the plaintiffs.
The National Archives of Fort Worth
archives.gov/fort-worth
1955-11-23
Jackson v. Rawdon - Notice of Appeal to United States Court of Appeals
Notice of appeal on judgement by Judge Estes. Filed November 21, 1955. The notice is dated December 15, 1955.
After Judge Estes determined that "This school board has shown that it is making a good faith effort towards integration, and should have a reasonable length of time to solve its problems and end segregation in the Mansfield Independent School District." An appeal was filed on November 21, 1955 to the United States Court of Appeals.
The National Archives of Fort Worth
archives.gov/fort-worth
1955-12-15
Jackson v. Rawdon - Notification of Summons for R.L. Huffman for appearances November 7, 1955 and September 17, 1956.
Two separate notices made by L. Clifford Davis regarding summons for R.L. Huffman.
Two separate notices regarding appearances by R.L. Huffman.
The first is notification sent informing J.A. Gooch of oral deposition of Huffman and Rawdon to take place on September 17, 1956.
The second document is an order for R.L. Huffman to appear on November 7, 1955.
The National Archives of Fort Worth
archives.gov/fort-worth
1955-11-04; 1956-09-06
Jackson v. Rawdon - Petition for Stay of Enforcement - by Gooch
Request for stay of enforcement by way of notice of voluntary enrollment by plaintiffs to Fort Worth ISD.
J.A. Gooch, attorney for defendants, sends a notice requesting stay of enforcement of decree dated August 27, 1956, on the grounds that plaintiffs transferred to Fort Worth Independent School District prior to June 1, 1956.
The National Archives of Fort Worth
archives.gov/fort-worth
1956-08-30
Jackson v. Rawdon - Petition for appeal - Filed by Gooch
Petition for appeal filed by J.A. Gooch to the United States Court of Appeals.
Petition for appeal filed by J.A. Gooch on judgment dated August 27, 1956.
The National Archives of Fort Worth
archives.gov/fort-worth
1956-08-30
Jackson v. Rawdon - November 7, 1955 - Transcript of Proceedings
Transcript of proceedings from the November 7, 1955 hearing.
Transcript of proceedings from the Jackson v. Rawdon case, originally heard in the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Texas - Fort Worth Division on November 7, 1955.
The National Archives of Fort Worth
archives.gov/fort-worth
1955-11-07
Mansfield School District - Unanimous resolution not to integrate
Document stating unanimous decision by board of trustees for Mansfield Independent School District not to integrate Mansfield High School for the school year 1956-1957.
Document stating unanimous decision by the school board not to integrate for the 1956-1957 school year. The final paragraph in the document states that if the document is denied, rather than be jailed, the board will comply with the provisions of the court's order.
The National Archives of Fort Worth
archives.gov/fort-worth
Undated, Circa August 1956 - from Bethlehem Baptist Church Archives
Jackson v. Rawdon - US Court of Appeals - Order on Petition
Decision of the US Supreme Court of Petition to Stay.
On December 3, 1956, the US Supreme Court denied the petition to stay in the case of Jackson v. Rawdon, this was the end of the legal battle in the court system.
The National Archives of Fort Worth
archives.gov/fort-worth
1956-12-03
Jackson v. Rawdon - US Court of Appeals - Petition to Stay
Petition to Stay filed at the US Court of Appeals by J.A. Gooch in order to obtain a Writ of Error by the Supreme Court of the United States.
On September 5, 1956, J.A. Gooch, attorney for Rawdon and the Mansfield School Board, filed a Petition to Stay the enforcement of the judgement of the lower court.
The National Archives of Fort Worth
archives.gov/fort-worth
1956-09-05