Contempt Ruling Against Wallace Sought by LDF

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Press Releases, Volume 4. Contempt Ruling Against Wallace Sought by LDF, 1966. d7360139-b792-ee11-be37-00224827e97b. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/67ebb014-36c4-44a0-8b60-7d739af8f3da/contempt-ruling-against-wallace-sought-by-ldf. Accessed July 30, 2025.

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    10 Columbus Circle 
New York, N.Y. 10019 
JUdson 6-8397 

NAACP 

Legal Defense and Educational Fund 
PRESS RELEASE 

President : . 
Hon. Francis E. Rivers 

Director-Counsel FCR RELEASE 
Jack Greenberg SATURDAY 

September 24, 1966 

CONTEMPT RULING AGAINST 
WALLACE SCUGHT BY LDF 

MONTGOMERY, Ala,---A motion for contempt of court was filed against 
Alabama Governor George C. Wallace this week by the NAACP Legal Defense 
and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF). 

The U.S. District Court was asked to require Gov, Wallace "to 
exercise his control and supervision over the public schools of the 
state of Alabama in such a manner as to promote and encourage the 
elimination of racial discrimination..,." 

The same Court enjoined Gov, Wallace in July of 1964 from 
“obstructing by any means" school officials seeking to integrate gehgots 

LDF attorneys now assert that Gov. Wallace has made official 
statements threatening to use the State Police against local Alabama 
school boards which attempt to integrate faculty and students. 

The suit charces the Governor with playing an instrumental role 
in getting the Alabama Legislature to enact a bill (H.446) for the 
sole purpose of nullifying school desegregation. 

LDF attorneys point out that the new law is in direct opposition 
to "Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and regulations promulgate 
thereunder by the U.S. Department of Heaith, Education and Welfare, 

The Court was asked specifically to have the Governor: 

* cease enforcement of H.446 in the future and undo “acts 
performed pursuant to the statute." 

* "cease his interference with coe ohana attempts by 
local public school official 

* "should be required to accomplish and effectuate total 
desegregation of all public schools in the State of Alabama 
«+eincluding the withdrawal of state funds from school 
districts which have not taken...affirmative steps to 
effectively desegregate their schools. 

The suit was filed by local Attorney Fred D. Gray. Associated 
with Mr. Gray are LDF Director-Counsel Jack Greenberg, Melvyn Zarr, 

man Amaker, Charles Jones, Stephen Ralston, and Henry Aronson, all 
New York City. 

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Jesse DeVore, Jr., Director of Public Information—Night Number 212 Riverside 9-8487 9

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