Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Orders End of Discrimination in Shaw, Miss.
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January 29, 1971

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Press Releases, Volume 6. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Orders End of Discrimination in Shaw, Miss., 1971. 01a1935e-ba92-ee11-be37-00224827e97b. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/72300069-9137-4d13-bc1a-721975023951/fifth-circuit-court-of-appeals-orders-end-of-discrimination-in-shaw-miss. Accessed April 27, 2025.
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ressRelease ft ime (am FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JANUARY 29, 1971 New York, N.Y.--Shaw, Mississippi, a sleepy bayou town of 2500 inhabitants, has been ordered to stop discriminating against its black citizenry ovision of municipal services such as fire protection. The court order, the first of its kind, was handed down yesterday (28th) by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. According to the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. which raised and argued the case, the decision “could help insert a wedge against almost universal practice in U.S. cities and towns of short-changing black residents in services paid for out of tax money." LDF attorney Jor took on this case not nilies of Shaw were servic Sha and segreaated town, where it is néa: civ 2Ossible house that fronts on an unpaved street, or a black one that looks out on Shapiro claims, inadeq ruction of seven black homes, and one death, ’ : = community had NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc. | 10 Columbus Circle [ NeW York; N.Y>10019 | (212) 586-8397 William T. Coleman, Jr. - President Jack Greenberg - Director-Counsel und