Religious-Right-Origins

IRS Adopts Non-Discrimination Policy for Private Schools After Court Order Targeting Segregation Academies

1970-07-10 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

Following a 1969 Mississippi-based lawsuit against the IRS in which federal courts issue a preliminary injunction denying tax exemption to private schools that are segregated by race, the IRS adopts a non-discrimination policy applying to private schools on July 10, 1970. The policy, though it takes …

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Segregation Academies Proliferate as White Families Flee Integrated Public Schools With Public Subsidies

1964-09-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

Between 1964 and 1975, as public schools in the Deep South begin to slowly desegregate through federal court orders, at least half a million white students are withdrawn from public schools nationwide to avoid mandatory desegregation. Private school enrollment across the South increases by more than …

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