July 9, 1964
Event Details
Date: July 9, 1964
Summary: The ministry students, represented by attorneys William Alexander and NAACP Legal Defense Fund lawyers, file a lawsuit against the Pickrick and Lester Maddox, citing violations of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The lawsuit alleges racial discrimination and seeks a court order to bar the restaurant from refusing service based on race.
Quotations
“ Plaintiffs were denied and deprived of service at The Pickrick restaurant because of defendants’ well established and maintained policy, practice, custom and usage of refusing to serve, and discriminating against, Negroes.”
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Media/External Links
Willis v. Pickrick Restaurant, 231 F. Supp. 396 (N.D. Ga. 1964)
Link to Media Source: https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp/231/396/1444843/