Greenberg Statement on Review of Franks v. Brown
Press Release
March 24, 1975

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Press Releases, Volume 6. Greenberg Statement on Review of Franks v. Brown, 1975. 92240a14-bb92-ee11-be37-00224827e97b. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/e7fa590a-37bd-422e-908b-b4223bfc0c6a/greenberg-statement-on-review-of-franks-v-brown. Accessed July 30, 2025.
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From: Norman Bloomfield <-> NAACP Legal Defense and Educ. Fund 10 Columbus Circle 4 New York, New York 10019 (212) 586-8397 NOTE TO EDITORS NEW YORK, N.Y¥., March 24 - Following is a statement issued by Jack Greenberg, director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, in connection with today's decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to review Franks v. Bowman. The case deals with the loss of job seniority resulting from discriminatory employment practices. The Legal Defense Fund's Cert Petition, filed in the Supreme Court on December 11, involves a Georgia-based trucking company which refused until 1972 to hire black over-the-road drivers, rejecting several hun- dred qualified black applicants prior to that date. The Court of Appeals found discrimination in this instance, and approved an order giving the black drivers the right to reapply and be considered for hiring without discrimination. But it held that the plaintiffs could not get seniority beyond the date of hiring. The Legal Defense Fund contends that black workers should have seniority dating back to the time when they would have been hired if it had not been for the company 'S discrimination. The Legal Defense Fund now has 45 days to file its brief in the U,S. Supreme Court. The case probably will be argued in the fall. The NAACP Legal Defense Fund is a completely separate organization even though originally established by the NAACP in 1939. Its correct designation is NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., frequently shortened to Legal Defense Fund. (more) STATEMENT BY JACK GREENBERG: "This case may clarify the rights of minorities and women when facing the 'last-hired, first-fired' situ- ation during this period in which the economy is contracting. The problem has long obstructed economic opportunity for blacks, and is one reason for the chronically higher level of unemployment among non-whites.”