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The Petitioners, primary grade students, were denied admission into Caucasian- populated elementary school because they were Black. The Petitioners sued to gain admission. The District Court of Columbia dismissed the complaint. The U.S. Supreme Court reversed the decision and remanded the matter for further hearing.

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