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  • In the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school system, around 14,000 black students attended schools which consisted of 99% or more black students.
  • The Court determined that schools with principally or entirely black student populations should be examined by the courts.
  • This decision legitimated the use of ratios and quotas as legitimate starting points when finding solutions to segregation.

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