Identifier	margaretfleming003
Title	Dr. Margaret Fleming
Subject	Fleming, Margaret Cleveland Public Schools Segregation School integration
LC Subject Headings	School integration -- Ohio -- Cleveland Segregation in education -- Ohio -- Cleveland Public schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland
Description	Dr. Margaret Fleming succeeded Dr. Charles W. Leftwich as the Deputy Superintendent of Desegregation Implementation when the Cleveland School Board approved her appointment on December 18, 1978. As the deputy superintendent, Fleming was responsible for implementation of the desegregation plans under Superintendent Peter P. Carlin. During the spring of 1980, the NAACP filed a motion with the court that requested the court to hold top school officials in contempt of court for their efforts to desegregate Cleveland public schools. Judge Frank J. Battisti granted the NAACP’s request and held top school officials in contempt of court on July 25, 1980. His order also created the position of Desegregation Administrator and the court appointed Dr. Donald R. Waldrip to this position on August 15, 1980. Waldrip assumed complete control the Cleveland public school district and desegregation. Consequently, Waldrip transferred Fleming to the Department of Research, Development and Evaluation.
Creator	unknown
Location Depicted	Cleveland (Ohio)
Time Period	Decline and Comeback: 1960-1990
Date Original	1980-08-20
Object Type	black-and-white photographs
Case Name	Reed v. Rhodes
Digital Collection	Legal Landmarks in Cleveland History
Donor	Cole, Joseph E.
Copyright	http://www.clevelandmemory.org/copyright/
Format	Jpeg
Repository	Cleveland State University. Michael Schwartz Library. Special Collections.
Repository Collection	Cleveland Press
Repository Homepage	http://library.csuohio.edu/speccoll/index.html
Digital Publisher	Cleveland Memory Project
Further Reading	Price Tag for School Buses: More Budget Cuts, The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio), Dec. 19, 1978, at 6. Judge Sets June 17 Hearing on Motion to Oust Fleming, The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio), June 7, 1980, at 32. U.S. Court Takes Over Desegregation: School Board, Top Officials Here Are Found in Civil Contempt, The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio), July 26, 1980, at 1, 12. Christopher Jensen & Stephen P. Adams, Waldrip Gets Power; Judge Lashes Schools, The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio), Aug. 16, 1980, at 1. Christopher Jensen & Stephen P. Adams, Former Desegregation Chief Switched to Research Duties, The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio), Oct. 9, 1980, at 12.

Dr. Margaret Fleming

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