Diversity Issues, Desegregation, 1973-2001

The materials in the People Who Care Records date from 1969 to 2007. Series I documents the case of People Who Care vs. the Rockford Board of Education from 1989 to 1999, and include reports and correspondence related to the lawsuit. Series II, Rockford Schools, contains two subseries: Subseries A, History and Reports, contains a variety of documents dating from 1969 to 2001 dealing with Rockford’s Schools and includes information on Diversity, Controlled Choice, and Magnet Schools. Included here is a copy of “Together Toward a Brighter Tomorrow,” the 1989 Rockford schools plan which was the cause of the People Who Care lawsuit. Of special note is material related to West High School including two items of memorabilia from 1945 and 1946. Subseries B, Concerned Organizations and Individuals, contains additional reports and correspondence by those interested in the betterment of Rockford’s schools. Series III consists of newspaper clippings from 1986 to 2000 related to the lawsuit, desegregation issues, and the various schools involved. Series IV through VI all originate from the law firm of Futterman & Howard CHTD., who represented the plaintiffs of the case. The series are made up of Pleading Volumes (IV), Transcripts of Trial (V), and Supporting documentation (VI).