The following are documents which have contributed to the shaping of African American history. These documents are a starting point for additional research and discussions that help further our understanding of the history of people of African ancestry in the United States.
April 3, 1950, Argued June 5, 1950, Decided MR. JUSTICE BURTON delivered the opinion of the Court. [1] The question here is whether the rules and practices of the Southern Railway Company, which divide each dining car so as to allot ten tables exclusively to … Read More(1950) Henderson v. United States Et. Al.
Appellant, a Negro citizen of Oklahoma possessing a master’s degree, was admitted to the Graduate School of the state-supported University of Oklahoma as a candidate for a doctorate in education and was permitted to use the same classroom, library and cafeteria as white students. Pursuant … Read More(1950) McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents
SWEATT v. PAINTER, 339 U.S. 629 (1950) SWEATT v. PAINTER ET AL. CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS. No. 44. Argued April 4, 1950. Decided June 5, 1950. Petitioner was denied admission to the state-supported University of Texas Law School, solely because he is … Read More(1950) Sweatt v. Painter
CHAPTER 18 AN ACT Relating to and providing far the elimination of certain practice of discrimination because of race, color, religion or national origin; providing penalties. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the Territory of Alaska: Section 1. The Department of Labor hereby is … Read More(1953) Alaska Fair Employment Practices Act
659.010 Definitions. As used in ORS 659.010 to 659.140, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Bureau” means the Bureau of Labor (2) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor. (3) “Employee” does not include any individual employed by his parents, spouse or child … Read More(1953) Oregon Fair Employment Practices Act
345 U.S. 461 73 S.Ct. 809 97 L.Ed. 1152 TERRY et al. v. ADAMS et al. No. 52. Argued Jan. 16, 1953. Decided May 4, 1953. Rehearing Denied June 15, 1953. See 345 U.S. 1003, 73 S.Ct. 1128. Mr. J. Edwin Smith, Houston, Tex., and … Read More(1953) TERRY et al. v. ADAMS et al.
December 9, 1952, Argued May 17, 1954, Decided MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WARREN delivered the opinion of the Court. [1] These cases come to us from the States of Kansas, South Carolina, Virginia, and Delaware. They are premised on different facts and different local conditions, but … Read More(1954) Brown v. Board of Education
May 31, 1955, Opinion and judgments announced OPINION: MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WARREN delivered the opinion of the Court. [1] [2] These cases were decided on May 17, 1954. The opinions of that date, n1 declaring the fundamental principle that racial discrimination in public education is … Read More(1955) Brown v. Board of Education II
49-8-1. Declaration of Policy. It is hereby declared to be the policy of the state of New Mexico in the exercise of its power for the protection of the public welfare, to prohibit discrimination in places of accommodation, resort or amusement due to race, color, … Read More(1955) New Mexico Civil Rights Act
August 11, 1955 Editor: I promised God and some other responsible characters, including a bench of bishops, that I was not going to part my lips concerning the U.S. Supreme Court decision on ending segregation in the public schools of the South. But since a … Read More(1955) Zora Neale Hurston’s Letter to the Orlando Sentinel
