"Negro Leaders Sue in Court", May 17, 1961

1961-05-17

1960-1969

This a newspaper clipping from The Atlanta Journal dated Wednesday, May 17th, 1961. The headline of this newspaper issue is "Negro Leaders Sue In US. Court For Complete Integration." The document is cut out of an article written by Margaret Shannon. In the article, Shannon writes about Members of the Committee on Appeal for Human Rights have filed a lawsuit in federal court in Atlanta, seeking desegregation of all city facilities, including parks, swimming pools, tennis courts, and the Municipal Auditorium. While the committee chairman stated that the lawsuit does not necessarily mean an end to other forms of protest, they hope to achieve immediate injunctions against ongoing discrimination through legal means. 1 page.

African Americans--Civil rights
African American student movements
Groups and organizations

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Georgia--Atlanta

Mary Ann Smith Wilson

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