The federal government withholding federal aid to segregated schools in the 1970s led many schools to integrate.

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The federal government withholding federal aid to segregated schools in the 1970s led many schools to integrate.

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This is a true statement. In 1970, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Alexander v. Holmes County Board of Education that schools must desegregate "at once" and the federal government began withholding funding to schools that continued to operate as segregated institutions. This led to a significant increase in school integration in the following years.

The Federal Government Withholding Federal Aid to Segregated Schools in the 1970s