Segregated Turnpike Restaurants Attacked by Legal Defense Fund

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  • Legal Department General, Lani Guinier Correspondence. Letter from Lani Guinier to Solomon Seay re Bozeman, 1982. 5fa53611-e492-ee11-be37-6045bdeb8873. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/3447c6c0-6153-48a9-8c04-983844b2ed28/letter-from-lani-guinier-to-solomon-seay-re-bozeman. Accessed August 19, 2025.

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Solomon Seay, Esq.
352 Dexter Avenue
Montgom€ryr AIa. 36104.

Re: Bo.zeman v.
Wilder v.

NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND, INC.
10 Columbus Circle, New York, N.Y, 10019 o (2'12) 586-8397

June 8, 1982

State of Alabama
State of Alabama

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Dear Mr'. Seay:

Greetings I r am writing to confirm my plans to cometo Montgomery to interview potentiar witnessLs. rn orderto be able to'schedure appointments and make other neces-sary arrangements, r thlnk we shoul-d finalize a definitedate as soon as possibre. unress r hear from you to thecontrary,. I, will plan to come down June 28 and 29.
' Prior'to my arrival, I would like to look at: (1)

a copy of ar1 the pre-triar depositions taken by the pro-secutor, iffiuding depositions of peopre not carled aswitnesses, (z) the exhibits of the signature of literatewitnesses prepared at the prosecutor,s request at, triar,(3) the list of eligible voters from 1978 (in order tosee the spelling of Sophie Spann's name), (4) the challengebalIot Ms. spann voted in the september 1978 election and(5) any other helpfur material the prosecutor has in hisfile.

During my visit (and if necessary r will stay through
June 30 ) , I would like to talk to the following plop1e:

]. Lucy Lockett
CalIie Rogers (because they drove Julia

W11der to Mr. RoIIins, office)
2. Ann Hodges (because she apparently brought

Julia Wilder Ms. Spann's absentee ba11ot)

The NAACP LEGAL oEFENSE & EDUCATIoNAL FUN0 is not part ol the Natlonal Association for the Advancement ol Colorod People although it
was lounded by it and shares lts commitment to equal rights. LDF has had lor over 25 years a separate Board, program, stall, ollice and budget.



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Solomon. Seay, Esq
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3.. Wendy parJ-s
Claude Jackson
Sophie Spann's daughter or daughter_ln_Iaw

who lives in Tuscalossa. Mr. Green, Sophie Spann,s brotherDr. Eddle Thomas, Sophie Spann,s grandchild
1. Lou':Sommerville (because of her discussionwith Boyd Bosma re: possible ="U""rrili""

r would r-"ry much appreciate your arranging these in-terviews and obtaining thl specifild documents. of course,1f there are other people who should b.-;;;f..i"a-preaseIet me know. rf you wburd rike me to send letters intro-ducing myself and the purpose of my visit, r will be happyto foLlow through, ret me know. vou may also want toshare this letter with. Ms. Bozeman and Ms. wllder so thatthey are kept up-to-date.
: 'Thank you for aIr of the heIp. r rook forward toseeing you on June 2z . r certalniy rrope you and J'mmycan accompany me on these interviews.,

Sincerely,

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Lani Guinier

think we should conslder hiring a handwritlngto examine Ms. Sapnn's applicaEion and

P.S. Do you
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ballot?

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