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The earlier part of my statement deals with the court orders that resulted in desegregation.

In each instance the plaintiff was a private citizen.

In thousands of school districts, indeed, in the entire State of Mississippi, no plaintiff has come forth.

And I have established that the action of municipal, county, or state school boards or boards of education is small, infinitesimally small in comparison with the number of districts.

Is the requirement that the plaintiff be a person actually denied admission to a school a sound requirement??

Should Congress authorize the Attorney General to file suit to accomplish admission of a child to a school to which he is denied entrance??

Even though in civil rights legislation in 1957 and 1960 the provision for the Attorney General to act was eliminated, should we nevertheless support such a clause??

This is an issue, for it divides people rather sharply.

Issue no. 4.

Withholding of funds to schools that deny children on account of race.