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Title
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EWP 1 4-14 1940 Salaries (4)
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EWP 1940 Salaries (4)
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Description
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Court Document
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Tag
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Colored Teachers, White Teachers
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regulations, requirements, teachers, Virginia, racial discrimination, public school, qualifications, salary, complaint, compensation
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Place
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Virginia
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Identifier
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1000699
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Is Version Of
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1000699_EWP_1940_Salaries_(4).JPG
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1000699_EWP_1940_Salaries_(4).pdf
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Is Part Of
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Uncategorized
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Date Created
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2024-01-07
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2024-07-22 19:26:42 +0000
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Format
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Jpeg Image
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Number
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bb66ad0f592d0f36af43d4d8c788bafe38cd5d9e2f9d65c603d8de2455166849
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8bcde22f4796a4d1417f9fab4e5bdc9a1a11c419cd8d7c918a098ebdf589629c
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9ac1682eba5c908bcb6bedd47dde395da5955f4b5c78c770c5587fd19fa93d1d
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Source
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/Volumes/T7 Shield/EWP/Elements/EWP_Files/Access Files/Upload temp/1000699_EWP_1940_Salaries_(4).JPG
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/Volumes/T7 Shield/EWP/Elements/EWP_Files/Access Files/jpg to pdf/need to upload or replc files to omeka/1000699_EWP_1940_Salaries_(4).pdf
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Publisher
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Digitized by Edwin Washington Project
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Rights
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Loudoun County Public Schools
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Language
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English
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Replaces
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/Volumes/T7 Shield/EWP/Elements/EWP_Files/source/Ingest One/1 Civil Rights/LCPS_African_Educ_Folder/EWP_1940_Salaries_(4).JPG
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the positive duty is ocnjoined of maint aining these scparate schools
undor the same general regulaticns as to management, usefulncss and
officioney. Virginia Code, scC. 680. All teachers arc rcquired
to hold tecaching ccrtificates in accordance with the rules of
cortification of the State Board of Education. Virginia Codc, ohe 33,
scc. 660 and ch. 35, scc. 786. White and Negro tcachers must mect
the same requircments to recoive teachers certificates from the Board
of Education and upon qualifying arc 1gsued identicel certificatces.
The allegations of the complaint as to discrimination, which
are denicd in the anewer,’ but which must be taken as true on the
motion to dismiss, are as followsa:
"11, Defendants over a long period of ycars have consistently
pursued and naintained and arc now pursuing and naintaining thic
policy, custon, and usage cf paying Negro teachcrs and principsls in
the public schools of Norfolk lcss salary than white teachcrs and
principals in said public achool system possessing the sanc profession-
al qualifications, certificates and experience, cxcrcising thc sanc
dutics and performing the sanme scrvices as Negro teachers and
principalse. such discrinination 1s being practiced against the
plaintiffs and 211 other Negro tcachors and principals 1in Norfolk,
Virginia, and is bascd solcly upon thelr race or color,
n12, The plaintiff Alston and all of thc members of the
plaintiff anesociotion and all other Negro teachcrs and principnls in
public schocls in the City of Norfolk arc tcachers by profecssicn and
arc specially trained for their calling. BY rulcs, regulaticns,
practice, usage and custon of the Comnonwealth acting by and through
the dcfendants as 1ts agents and agencics, the plaintiff Alston and
all of the nembers of the plaintiff associaticn and all other Negro
teachers and principals in the City of Norfolk arc being denicd tho
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and color they arc being denicd compensation from public Tunus 10¢ 2
their scrviccs as tcachers equal to the compensation provided fron
public funds for and being paid to white teachers with equal quali-
fications and cxpericnce for equivalent services pursuant to rulcs,
regulations, custon and practice of the Comnonwealth acting by and
through its agents and agencies, the School Board of the City of
Norfolk and the Superintendcent of Schools of Norfolk, Virginia.
"1%3, Plaintiff, Mclvin 0. Alston, has bcen cmployed as a
rcgular malc teacher by the defendants since September, 1935, and*is
