"OUR RICH BLACK HERITAGE" : THE 1965 LANDMARK DESEGREGATION COURT CASE THAT LED TO THE DESEGREGATION of NEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL

Instead of entertaining President Trump's insane antics and his recent revoking of President Lyndon Johnson's Executive Order 11246, which was signed into law in 1965, I thought that I would highlight the 1965 Landmark Desegregation Court Case,"ANDREWS Versus THE CITY of MONROE SCHOOL SYSTEM" that took place right here in Monroe, Louisiana. What was so special about this case you ask? Well, it just happens to be the exact court case that brought about the "1969 desegregation decree ruling by Judge Ben C. Dawkins Jr.," which sprung open the door for the "FIRST BLACK STUDENTS TO ENROLL AT NEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL" in Monroe, Louisiana! You can actually pull up the case online by Googling "Andrews versus the city of Monroe. By the way, through their mothers, Jimmy Andrews and Tommy Ray Robertson, two Black students who were enrolled in the District, sued The Monroe School System, alleging racial segregation and discrimination in the operation of the Monroe City Public Schools. Long story short, after several court hearings and several consent decree revisions, Jimmy Andrews and Tommy Ray Robertson were allowed to enroll at Neville High School,"paving the way for thousands of Black students to attend and graduate from Neville High School!" In closing, I would like to mention that I happened to find out that in 2016, two White People, Nici Hanks and Greg Jones, representing N.A.F.A., Neville Alumni and Friends Association, clashed with Monroe City Board Members Brenda Shelling & Rev. Rodney McFarland about of all things, "A DESEGREGATION COURT CASE!" Furthermore, I makes me wonder whether or not Nici Hanks, Greg Jones, and several other White members of N.A.F.A. are behind the efforts to make Neville a Charter School!