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 July 01, 2025.
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10 Columbus Circle New York, N.Y. 10019 JUdson 6-8397 Legal Defense and Educational Fund PRESS RELEASE President Dr. Allan Knight Chalmers Director-Counsel Jack Greenberg November 19, 1965 MEMORANDUM 10% SELECTED JOURNALISTS FROM: Jesse DeVore, Director Public Information SUBJECT: Law sults Sen 7 GY 0) ° 5 Q ra 2 is) 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