Lawsuits Against the Mead Paper Corporation, Atlanta, GA; Philip Morris Tobacco Company, Richmond, VA; Newport News Ship-Building and Dry Dock Company, Newport, VA
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November 19, 1965
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Press Releases, Volume 3. Lawsuits Against the Mead Paper Corporation, Atlanta, GA; Philip Morris Tobacco Company, Richmond, VA; Newport News Ship-Building and Dry Dock Company, Newport, VA, 1965. de0f4c77-b692-ee11-be37-00224827e97b. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/68945253-b7e0-4670-8713-976a219a25a9/lawsuits-against-the-mead-paper-corporation-atlanta-ga-philip-morris-tobacco-company-richmond-va-newport-news-ship-building-and-dry-dock-company-newport-va. Accessed November 07, 2025.
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Legal Defense and Educational Fund
PRESS RELEASE
President
Dr. Allan Knight Chalmers
Director-Counsel
Jack Greenberg
November 19, 1965
MEMORANDUM
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FROM: Jesse DeVore, Director Public Information
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News Virginia.
NAACP Leg Defense Fund attorneys filed three suits under
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act today, Friday, November 19.
These represent the second, third and fourth suits to be filed
under Title VII.
The first was against A & P on October 14th.
You will note that this new campaign of litigation is
being pointed toward major national concerns, who employ large
numbers of workers and who set the patterns in their industries.
We enclose copies of the complaints in the three above
named suits. Additional information can be secured from our office
in New York City or the local attorneys listed at the end of
each complaint.
EDITOR'S NOTE: The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund is not
synonymous with the NAACP,
Our correct identification is the NAACP Legal
Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. However, since
this is admittedly long, many people refer to us as
the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. Once this is
established, in a story, others refer to us as the
Legal Def
Jesse DeVore, Jr., Director of Public Information—Night Number 212 RIverside 9-8487 PH H