U.S. District Court (Birmingham) Asked to Stop Eviction of Women From Public Housing Due to Illegitimate Children (Telegram)

Press Release
February 10, 1967

U.S. District Court (Birmingham) Asked to Stop Eviction of Women From Public Housing Due to Illegitimate Children (Telegram) preview

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  • Press Releases, Volume 4. U.S. District Court (Birmingham) Asked to Stop Eviction of Women From Public Housing Due to Illegitimate Children (Telegram), 1967. 11dd6f93-b792-ee11-be37-00224827e97b. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/15694ff8-8c3e-4b10-aa8d-0f1e6dc685de/us-district-court-birmingham-asked-to-stop-eviction-of-women-from-public-housing-due-to-illegitimate-children-telegram. Accessed May 15, 2025.

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February 10, 1967 

BIRMINGHAM---THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT HERE WAS ASKED TODAY (FEB. 10, 1967) 

BY LDF ATTORNEYS TO HALT EVICTION OF TWO NEGRO W MEN AND THEIR FAMILIES 

FROM PUBLIC HOUSING IN TALLADEGA, ALABAMA, BECAUSE OF THE PENDING BIRTH 

QF ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN. 

MRS. EVERLINE LEWIS AND HER CHILDREN WERE ORDERED OUT OF THE 

KNOXVILLE HOMES BECAUSE MRS. LEWIS' DAUGHTER, WHO DOES NOT RESIDE WITH 

HER, IS EXPECTING AN ILLEGITIMATE CHILD. 

ANOTHER TENANT OF THE SAME PUBLIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, MRS. MARGARET 

TRUSS, HAS BEEN ORDERED EVICTED BECAUSE SHE IS EXPECTING AN ILLEGITIMATE 

CHILD. = A 

ATTORNEYS OF THE NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND, INC. (LDF) 

FILED MOTION FOR A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER AND A PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION 

ON GROUNDS THAT BOTH WOMEN, AND THE CLASS THEY REPRESENT, WERE DENIED: 

* PROPER AND SUFFICIENT NOTICE 
* ADEQUATE AND REASONABLE GROUNDS 
* A FAIR HEARING ON THE CHARGES 

LDF ATTORNEYS CITED THE EQUAL PROTECTION AND DUE PROCESS CLAUSES OF 

NT AS BASIS FOR THEIR REQUESTS. ALABAMA REPORTERS 

[AL INFORMATION MAY CONTACT LDF ATTORNEY ORZELL BILLINGSLEY, 

A AT 205-324-7691. 

Jesse DeVore 
Director of Public Information 
NAACP Legal Defense & Ed. Fund, Inc. 
10 Columbus Circle 
New York, N.Y. 10019 

NEW YORK TIMES Bureau ‘ 

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