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Correspondence between Megan O'Sullivan and Governor Reubin Askew, 1972

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State Archives of Florida, Series S70

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Correspondence between Megan O'Sullivan, a 12-year-old student, and Governor Reubin Askew regarding student busing. O'Sullivan is for busing to desegregate schools in Florida.

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1972

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Askew, Reubin O'D., 1928-2014
O'Sullivan, Megan

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Letters (correspondence)

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In 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously decided that school segregation was unconstitutional. Although the court insisted schools integrate "with all deliberate speed," the actual process of school desegregation continued into the early 1970s.

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Correspondence between Megan O'Sullivan and Governor Reubin Askew, 1972

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Busing for school integration

School children--Transportation

School integration

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Correspondence between Megan O'Sullivan, a 12-year-old student, and Governor Reubin Askew regarding student busing. O'Sullivan is for busing to desegregate schools in Florida.

Creator

Askew, Reubin O'D., 1928-2014

O'Sullivan, Megan

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State Archives of Florida, Series S70

Date

1972

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letters (correspondence)

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eng-US

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Text

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s70_b004_f01_x02

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Late 20th-Century Florida (1968-2000)

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Tampa (Fla.)

Hillsborough County (Fla.)

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Slavery And Race Relations

Subject - Corporate

Florida. Governor (1971-1979 : Askew)

Young Middle Magnet School of Mathematics (Tampa, Fla.)

Nathan B. Young Junior High School (Tampa, Fla.)

Subject - Person

Askew, Reubin O'D., 1928-2014

O'Sullivan, Megan

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Askew, Reubin O'D., 1928-2014. Correspondence between Megan O'Sullivan and Governor Reubin Askew, 1972. 1972. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/341181>, accessed 1 December 2024.

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Askew, Reubin O'D., 1928-2014. Correspondence between Megan O'Sullivan and Governor Reubin Askew, 1972. 1972. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/341181>

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