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Rankin County school desegregation order ends after nearly 60 years

Summary by fox40jackson.com
RICHLAND, Miss. (WLBT) – The Rankin County School District is no longer under federal court supervision after a judge ruled the district has eliminated racial discrimination, ending a desegregation order that dates back nearly 60 years. The Rankin County NAACP and the Legal Defense Fund held a town hall Thursday night at Mt. Sania Baptist Church in Richland to explain what the ruling means. Case dates back to 1967 The case, Adams v. Rankin Count…

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fox40jackson.com broke the news on Friday, August 21, 2026.
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