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School board members in Charleston, S.C., knew that the Department of Justice had been investigating complaints of segregation in the 47,000-student county school system for 14 months. But with the Carter Administration scheduled to leave office on Jan. 20, they naturally assumed that any new civil rights initiatives would be left for the new Government, which is expected to downplay the use of busing to achieve integration...
...year drew to a close, the Charleston County schools got a letter from Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Drew Days III. Its message: the school system had 20 days to come up with a voluntary integration plan that would meet Justice Department standards...
...Charleston's Post called Days' letter "an arrogant piece of folly." Attorney and School Board Member John Graham Altman described it as "a parting shot by some people who are losing their jobs shortly. Let the Government sue." Charleston politicians chose to see the crackdown in even pettier terms-as an attempt to create an embarrassment for South Carolina Republican Strom Thurmond, who will head the Senate Judiciary Committee in the 97th Congress. Thurmond agreed. Said he: "South Carolina didn't go to Carter this year, and it's a little funny that they decide...
Roughly 40% of Charleston County's black students attend school in districts that are at least 95% black. In the city of Charleston, more than 90% of white students attend private schools to avoid integration. On the face of it, therefore, the Justice Department action was long overdue. Ironically, however, busing as a possible remedy is solidly opposed in Charleston by blacks as well as whites. Says City Councilman Robert Ford, a black: "We need improvement in the city schools, but the solution isn't busing...
...result may be baneful, especially for clergy most active in helping deeply troubled people. Just as medical doctors have grown leary of dealing with accident victims in certain circumstances, clergymen are likely to begin worrying about the legal risk of bringing spiritual succor. Says the Rev. Clifford Riis of Charleston, S.C.: "You hear about people collecting fortunes for almost any complaint. I began thinking about the possibility that I might be sued and I became cautious, especially with the people who came in off the street. I'll tell you, that doesn't make you feel very easy...