Greenberg Statement Re: Daniel v. Paul on Broad Interpretation of the 1964 Civil Rights Act

Press Release
June 2, 1969

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  • Press Releases, Volume 6. Greenberg Statement Re: Daniel v. Paul on Broad Interpretation of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, 1969. 3a1fbe82-b992-ee11-be37-00224827e97b. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/b86cfe46-1bfd-4bc1-9c73-2186c729bcd3/greenberg-statement-re-daniel-v-paul-on-broad-interpretation-of-the-1964-civil-rights-act. Accessed June 10, 2025.

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    Statement by Jack Greenberg, Director-Counsel 

WAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. 

June 2, 1969 

RE: Daniel v. Paul Daniet V- == 

This decision assures that the 1964 Civil Rights Act will be 

construed broadly to effect its purpose of opening public 

accommodations without regard to race. Some proprietors and 

some lower courts had been interpreting the Act technically 

and restrictively, but its spirit and purpose happily remain 

dominant.

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