George W. Watkins Elementary School - Integration and Green V. New Kent

Integration and Green V. New Kent

In the case Green v. County School Board, the Supreme Court ruled that the New Kent County School System's "choice system" was not sufficient for desegregation. Watkins was then converted into a middle school.

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