Guide to the Knight v. Alabama Records

Record Group 036

DateSpan:  1990-2000 

Extent:  1.66 cu. ft. 

Historical Sketch:  John F. Knight and other plaintiffs filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of the black citizens of Alabama and the students, faculty, staff, and administrators of Alabama State University (ASU) and Alabama A&M University (A&M). They charged that the State of Alabama, its education related agencies and most of its four year public universities have maintained structures, policies, and practices that continue to promote segregation in its university system. 

In December 1991, the court ordered the defendants to modify policies and practices so as to encourage the integration of historically black and historically white schools.

Source:  Knight v. State of Alabama, Federal Reporter 14 F.3d 1534 (11th Circuit 1994). 

Scope/Content Note:  The Knight v. Alabama collection documents the participation of the Troy State University System in the proceedings. It contains case documents, evidence, and compliance and consent decree documentation. 

Organization:  Organized into two series:

Series 1: Case Documents and Evidentiary Materials, 1990 - 1999 (bulk 1994-1995), 25 files.  Consists of witness list, motions, Federal Reporter Entry; research into curricula at national and state level; research particular to the Troy State University System faculty and courses; depositions.  Arrangement: case documents chronologically; depositions alphabetically by name; evidentiary materials grouped according to their relationship with the Troy State University System, the state of Alabama, and general research

Series 2: Compliance and Consent Decree Documentation, 1992-2000 (bulk 1993-1996), 12 files.  Consists of Troy State University System compliance information and reports for 1993-2000 (1997 missing).  Arranged chronologically.

Provenance: Transferred to archives from TSUD

Access / Use Restrictions?  Open, Public Records 

ProcDate:  06-14-04

 

INVENTORY

 

Series 1:  Case Documents and Evidentiary Materials, 1990-1999

File I.D.                             File Label

036-04-0616-001-001     1995 - Attorney's Correspondence

036-04-0616-001-002     1994 - Amended Witness List

036-04-0616-001-003     1994 - Knight Resubmission of Rule 26 Summaries

036-04-0616-001-004     1994 - Proposed Remand of Remedy Outline

036-04-0616-001-005     1994 - Federal Reporter Entry Knight v. Alabama

036-04-0616-001-006     1994 - Becton Deposition

036-04-0616-001-007     1994 - Becton Min-U-Script

036-04-0616-001-008     1994 - Enarson Deposition

036-04-0616-001-009     1994 - Enarson Min-U-Script

036-04-0616-001-010     1995 - Epps Deposition

036-04-0616-001-011     1995 - Epps Min-U-Script

036-04-0616-001-012     1995 - Fleming Deposition

036-04-0616-001-013     1995 - Fleming Min-U-Script

036-04-0616-001-014     1995 - Gross Deposition

036-04-0616-001-015     1995 - Jordan Deposition

036-04-0616-001-016     1995 - Jordan Min-U-Script

036-04-0616-001-017     1994 - Morris Deposition

036-04-0616-001-018     1994 - Morris Min-U-Script

036-04-0616-001-019     1994 - Winbush Deposition

036-04-0616-001-020     1994 - Minority Application Information

036-04-0616-001-021     1994 - Faculty and Course Information Requested by Attorneys

036-04-0616-001-022     1990, 1993 - Alabama University/College Data

036-04-0616-001-023     1994 - Syllabi Review

036-04-0616-001-024     1995 - Black and Africana Studies Curriculum Model

036-04-0616-001-025     1999      Amended Consent Decree - Testing of Prospective Teachers

 

Series 2:  Compliance and Consent Decree Documentation, 1993 – 2000

File I.D.                             File Label

036-04-0616-002-001     1992- 1993 - TSUS Memoranda

036-04-0616-002-002     1993- 1995 - Minutes of the TSUS Consent Decree Monitoring Committee

036-04-0616-002-003     1993 - Annual Compliance Report - 1993 (1 of 2)

036-04-0616-002-004     1993 - Annual Compliance Report - 1993 (2 of 2)

036-04-0616-002-005     1994 - TSUS Consent Decree Report Guidelines - 1994

036-04-0616-002-006     1994 - Annual Compliance Report - 1994

036-04-0616-002-007     1995 - Annual Compliance Report Draft - 1995

036-04-0616-002-008     1995 - Annual Compliance Report - 1995

036-04-0616-002-009     1996 - Annual Compliance Report - 1996

036-04-0616-002-010     1998 - Annual Compliance Report - 1998

036-04-0616-002-011     1999 - Annual Compliance Report - 1999

036-04-0616-002-012     2000 - Annual Compliance Report - 2000

 

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