1971 decision

In 1971, the U.S. Supreme Court made a landmark decision in *Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education*, affirming that federal courts could oversee and implement school desegregation plans, including measures like bus routes and redrawing boundaries. The ruling acknowledged that simply ending racial segregation in theory was insufficient and that active efforts might be necessary to achieve genuinely integrated schools. This decision reinforced the federal judiciary’s role in enforcing civil rights and aimed to address continued racial disparities in education caused by historical segregation.