Segregation in Schools I ve noticed many Durham Public Schools pages have extensive yet out of place information on the system s desegregation This should be on a separate page namely the Durham Public Schools page which it is Can I please remove this information from Jordan and Northern s pages The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People sued the Durham County Schools for integration of the schools The Durham County School Board had an integration plan accepted by the Federal District Court in Greensboro in 1968 stating that all high schools and junior high schools would be integrated in the fall of 1969 Due to space limitations and the need to purchase mobile units to accomplish integration at the elementary school level the Federal District Judge in Greensboro gave a year delay for the integration of the elementary schools The principals of Durham County s high schools were all employed during legal segregation A lot of discussion took place by whites and African Americans in the Durham community about how successful the process of integration would be in Durham County Many knew there would be problems at Southern High School because the Southern High School mascot was the Rebel and the high school used the rebel flag later changed to the Spartan The principal at Southern High School during this time was Sidney Ray from Jordan page The principals of Durham County s high schools were all employed during legal segregation The Durham community debated how successful the process of integration would be in Durham County Many knew there would be problems at Southern High School because the Southern High School mascot was the Rebel later changed to the Spartans and the high school used the rebel flag The principal at Southern High School during this time was Sidney Ray There was less concern about integration at Jordan High School because this high school had been attended by affluent families both black and white from Northern High School Durham North Carolina