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 May 15, 2025.
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aucear|, WESTERN UNION aoe tf TELEGRAM “("""E Night LETTER [? WIPAMANSHALL, enestenn pees NO. WOS-CL OF Sve | Poon COL | CASHING. | CHARGE TO THE AC T= =F Te rue NAACP Legal Defen . Pande | 10 Columbus Circle, -C. 10019) Send the following message, subject to the terms on back hereof, which are hereby agreed co 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 ‘ 10 Forsyth St. ' Atlanta, Ga. ' :