Shakti Belway

attorney

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Lead attorney representing Cleveland, Mississippi residents in their private lawsuit against the local school district, Cowan v. Cleveland School District

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In the case of  Brown versus the Board of Education , the US Supreme Court issued one of its best-known rulings: racial segregation in public schools is unconstitutional.

The Forced Desegregation of a Mississippi School District

In the case of Brown versus the Board of Education , the US Supreme Court issued one of its best-known rulings: racial segregation in public schools is unconstitutional.

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