Sue Charleston YMCA for Refusing Negroes

Press Release
August 6, 1966

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    10 Columbus Circle 
New York, N.Y. 10019 
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NAACP 

PRESS RELEASE 

Legal Defense ‘and Educational Fund 
© FOR RELEASE 

President 

in cbranets E. Rivest SATURDAY 

‘2 ei “August 65 1966 
Jack Greenberg 

FOR RE: iG NEGROES 

CHARLESTON, S. C.---The Local branch of the Young Men's Christian 

Association was sued here this week for denying Negroes the use 

of its facilities. 

Attorneys of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund filed suit 

under Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in behalf of local 

Negroes. 

Legal Defense Fund lawyers cited the Local Y's “well- 

established and maintained policy, practice, custom and usage 

of excluding, refusing to serve and discriminating against Negroes 

in all its facilities, services and accommodations." 

Legal Defense Fund attorneys asked that the Y be enjoined 

from such activities. 

=o06 

Jesse DeVore, Jr., Director of Public Information—Night Number 212 Riverside 9-8487 Ss

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