Memorandum on Federal Court Hearing in the Case of Eviction of Indigent Mother of 4 and Consequent Denial of Due Process
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March 15, 1967

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Press Releases, Volume 4. Memorandum on Federal Court Hearing in the Case of Eviction of Indigent Mother of 4 and Consequent Denial of Due Process, 1967. 8b5b8299-b792-ee11-be37-00224827e97b. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/19779850-600d-4bc5-bae6-774505aa04c5/memorandum-on-federal-court-hearing-in-the-case-of-eviction-of-indigent-mother-of-4-and-consequent-denial-of-due-process. Accessed July 30, 2025.
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NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND, INC. egal ‘efense fund 10 Columbus Circle, New York, N.Y. 10019 * JUdson 6-8397 March 15, 1967 MEMORANDUM TO: News Directors, Radio-TV stations in Atlanta, Georgia FROM: Tiru Irani, Associate Director of Pubiic Information RE: U.S. Federal Court hearing March 17, 1967 in the case of the eviction of an indigent mother of four and consequent denial of due process and equal protection of the law. The problems of the pocr and the problems of the Negro are often synonymous. We submit that this is the new direction of the civil rights movement. Hence, the Atlanta eviction proceedings against Miss Josephine Williams, indigent mother of four, has wide implications because: * The regulations of the Atlanta Housing Authority, which make this treatment of Miss Williams possible, are typical of those of 1400 othef housing authorities across the nation. * In this instance, Miss Williams happens to be Negro, but a white citizen could just as easily be involved. * The Ford Foundation recently- bestowed a one million dollar grant upon the Legal Defense Fund for the establishment of the National Office for the Rights of the Indigent (NORI). This is a typical NORI case. Please remember that the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc, (LDF) is a separate, independent organization from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Our correct designation is the "NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.," but since this is admittedly long, we shorten it to the "NAACP Legal Defense Fund" or to "“LDE." LDF attorneys Howard Moore and Charles H, Jones, Jr. may be reached in Atlanta: day: 404-Ja 5-8372; night: 404-577-3150. S25 Contributions are deductible for U. S. income tax purposes