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Maddox Fined $200 a Day 

February 5-6, 1965

Event Details

Date: February 5-6, 1965
Summary: Judge Hooper formally ruled, finding Maddox in civil contempt of court and fining him $200 a day for continuing to violate one of the core tenets of the civil rights law. Maddox had an easy solution to “purge” the contempt order and the daily fine. He could simply serve all customers, including Black patrons.

Quotations

Lester Maddox talking to the press the day after the ruling: “I have been bound by things I think are unjust, but I must obey the law”

Greene, Ronnie. Heart of Atlanta: Five Black Pastors and the Supreme Court Victory for Integration (pp. 165). Chicago Review Press. Kindle Edition.

Media/External Links

Closing Sign from Maddox on February 7, 1965

Link to Media Source: https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/lester-maddox-1915-2003/

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