Lee v. Macon County Board of Education
| Lee v. Macon County Board of Education | |
|---|---|
| Court | United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama |
| Citations | 231 F. Supp. 743 (M.D. Ala. 1964) 267 F. Supp. 458 (M.D. Ala. 1967) |
| Court membership | |
| Judges sitting | Frank M. Johnson, Richard Rives, Seybourn H. Lynne |
| Case opinions | |
| Mandated statewide desegregation of Alabama public schools | |
| Keywords | |
| Desegregation, Civil rights movement, Education in Alabama | |
Lee v. Macon County Board of Education was a landmark United States civil rights case that became the legal foundation for dismantling racial segregation in public schools across Alabama. The case was filed in 1963 by attorney Fred Gray on behalf of African-American students who were denied admission to the all-white Tuskegee High School in Macon County. It culminated in a pivotal 1967 federal court ruling mandating statewide school desegregation.