U.S. District Court (Birmingham) Asked to Stop Eviction of Women From Public Housing Due to Illegitimate Children (Telegram)
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February 10, 1967
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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 December 09, 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
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