Metropolitan County Board of Education v. Kelley Brief in Opposition to Certiorari
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January 1, 1972

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Press Releases, Volume 5. Employment Discrimination Against a Negro School Teacher in Tallahassee, Fla. (telegram), 1968. 7a86e6e4-b892-ee11-be37-00224827e97b. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/ca72de6f-a43f-4543-a1b5-5d448fcf1b35/employment-discrimination-against-a-negro-school-teacher-in-tallahassee-fla-telegram. Accessed August 19, 2025.
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DOMESTIC SERVICE ‘Check the class ofservicederireds 1¢¥ <a otscmane a epum — : W ESTERN UNION eet eat the full rate TELEGRAM DAY LETTER NIGHT LETTER w.p.marsHaty ? I E I EGRAN f R. W. McFALL, E chainman OF THE BoaRo wi J PRESIDENT ® [wo wos-ttorsve.] eoorce [CAHN ~ | THARGE TO THE ACOOUNT OF T TIME FILED [ynace Legal Defense Fund | PD 10 cela: ivale wyo-10019 ‘Send the following message, subject to the terms on back hereof, which are hereby agreed t0 BOOK THREE (3) COPIES September 3, 1968 torneys for the NAACP Legal Defense and taday, September 3, appealed a case th Circuit charging the against a Negro school teacher here. LDF attorney filed the appeal on behalf of Mrs. Christine iness educ: cher at all-Negro Lincoln In 1966 Mrs. Knowles requested a 4 ntly white schools-—-Leon, Lively or she said, they were better equipped for her a When the Board refused to consi she filed a complaint and assignment of tex her request for transfer, alleging raci iscrimination in the hiring 1ers in Leon County. While awaiting action by the U.S. District Court for the Sir Mietrict of Florida, Mrs. Knowles sent in her resignation. He told the school superintendent that she @uld not accept the sition offered her at Lincoln High because of the pending decision. The sct 001 board accepted her her tha signation without qualification she was no longer a part of the school system. The court later receive consideration of segregation wa i i transfer to a d that e had no constitutional right to 1er request for transfer, that faculty ible at the time of appellant's request for The court also re school system. her request, reinstatement into the LDF attorney Robinson said that the appeal filed today seeks to get Mrs. Knowles reinstated and have the court order that she be considered for transfer. For. further information please contact Attorney Earl M. fohnson and/or Attorney Reese Marshall of Jacksonville, Florida at } BL-55196, sa = ox Jesse DeVore, Director Public Information JDV:13 NOTE: Please bear in mind that the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) is a separate, distinct and different organization from the NAACP, Its cor= rect designation is: NAACP Legal Defense and Educa- tional Fund, Inc., which is frequently shortened to LDF. SAE AP » Sit Ret J: Cihridye , We