"8 Negroes Here Ask Court Erase Parks Barriers."

"8 Negroes Here Ask Court Erase Parks Barriers."

This article describes a suit filed in federal court to protest a Montgomery city ordinance requiring segregated parks and recreation facilities. The eight African Americans, represented by attorney Solomon S. Seay, Jr., ask that the ordinance be declared unconstitutional and that future segregation...

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Alabama documents
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"8 Negroes Here Ask Court Erase Parks Barriers."
fulltopic Alabama documents
African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; African Americans--Segregation--Alabama; Montgomery (Ala.); Montgomery County (Ala.)
description This article describes a suit filed in federal court to protest a Montgomery city ordinance requiring segregated parks and recreation facilities. The eight African Americans, represented by attorney Solomon S. Seay, Jr., ask that the ordinance be declared unconstitutional and that future segregation of public parks be prohibited. African American citizens had submitted petitions to open park access twice before, but the city commission had refused to do so.
spelling Q0000017540 - Q0000017541Q17540 - Q17541"8 Negroes Here Ask Court Erase Parks Barriers."This article describes a suit filed in federal court to protest a Montgomery city ordinance requiring segregated parks and recreation facilities. The eight African Americans, represented by attorney Solomon S. Seay, Jr., ask that the ordinance be declared unconstitutional and that future segregation of public parks be prohibited. African American citizens had submitted petitions to open park access twice before, but the city commission had refused to do so.1958 December 231958-12-231950-1959African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; African Americans--Segregation--Alabama; Montgomery (Ala.); Montgomery County (Ala.)TextNewspapersThe Montgomery Advertiser51.5437v34482Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.240 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/2855
title "8 Negroes Here Ask Court Erase Parks Barriers."
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