Nabrit Statement on Board of School Commissioner of Mobile County, Alabama v. Birdie Mae Davis and the United States

Press Release
July 17, 1969

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  • Press Releases, Volume 6. Nabrit Statement on Board of School Commissioner of Mobile County, Alabama v. Birdie Mae Davis and the United States, 1969. 139196a1-b992-ee11-be37-00224827e97b. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/a79d28b5-ef4a-4f96-9ce7-d7de87989d4d/nabrit-statement-on-board-of-school-commissioner-of-mobile-county-alabama-v-birdie-mae-davis-and-the-united-states. Accessed April 29, 2025.

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NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND, INC 
egal efense fund = 10 Columbus Circle, New York, N.Y. 10019 * JUdson 6-8397 

Statement by James M. Nabrit, III 

Board of School Commissioner of Mobile County, Alabama, et al. vs. 

Birdie Mae Davis, et al., and United States of America 
July 17, 1969 

The LDF filed this school segregation case in Mobile, Alabama in 

March 1963. Since then, this case has been taken to the court of 

appeals six times. We think that the Supreme Court action today 

means that the Mobile school board must stop its delaying tactics 

and complete the desegregation process this year. 

The LDF, along with its local attorney Vernon Crawford of Mobile 

will push for prompt compliance with the court order. We think 

the action by Supreme Court Justice Black has national significance 

in that the Supreme Court is not at all backing away from its view 

that the law requires school desegregation now. 

Contributions are deductible for U. S. income tax purposes 

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