Paul Bryant, University of Alabama Football Coach, Discrimination Trial (Telegram)

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July 17, 1970

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  • Press Releases, Volume 6. Paul Bryant, University of Alabama Football Coach, Discrimination Trial (Telegram), 1970. 4d25982e-ba92-ee11-be37-00224827e97b. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/0f053d44-2ad5-4c2b-be14-99ad958aaca0/paul-bryant-university-of-alabama-football-coach-discrimination-trial-telegram. Accessed April 22, 2025.

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Send the following message, subject co the cerms on back hereof, which are hereby agreed to Ju ly 17 - 1970 

On Monday, July 20, Paul (Bear) Bryant, football coach and athietic director 

of the University of Alabama, will appear in Federal Court to answer allegations 

that he and the university discriminate against black athletes at the 

University of Alabama. 
Lawyers for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund have taken depositions from black 

high school athletes and black coaches across the state of Alabama, alleging 

discrimination on the part of Bear Bryant for not recruiting or encouraging 

black athletes in the state of Alabama, or at the University of Alabama to 

participate in its athletic program. 
The trial will be conducted in Tuscaloosca, Ala. For further information 

please contact Attorney A. J. Cooper in Mobile, Ala. (205} 432-1691. 

Charles J. Hayes 

Director of Public Information 

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