JULIUS L. (JULIUS LEVONNE) CHAMBERS (1936-) PAPERS, (1967-1975). 7,650 items (12.75 ft.)
Files of a Charlotte attorney and his firm, Chambers, Stein, Ferguson, and Lanning,
relating to their representation of the plaintiffs in the landmark case, Swann
v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education, that established busing as a
constitutional method for desegregating schools. Includes pleadings prepared by Chambers and
by attorneys for the Board of Education at the district, circuit, and supreme court levels;
court rulings and opinions; research materials; statistics; desegregation plans prepared by
the board and court consultant John Finger; transcripts of proceedings; and depositions,
briefs, and notes. (See also Benjamin S. Horack)
