December 14, 1964
Event Details
Date: December 14, 1964
Summary: US Supreme Court rules affirming Title II of the Civil Rights Act as legally sound (important in dismissing Moreton Rolleston’s case in the Heart of Atlanta Motel against the ministers)
Quotations
“In framing Title II of this Act Congress was also dealing with what it considered to be a moral problem. But that fact does not detract from the overwhelming evidence of the disruptive effect that racial discrimination has had on commercial intercourse”
Greene, Ronnie. Heart of Atlanta: Five Black Pastors and the Supreme Court Victory for Integration (pp. 141). Chicago Review Press. Kindle Edition.
Media/External Links
Text of High Court Ruling Upholding Public Accommodations Title of Rights Act; The Opinion of the Court Heart of Atlanta Motel Case
Link to Media Source: https://www.nytimes.com/1964/12/15/archives/text-of-high-court-ruling-upholding-public-accommodations-title-of.html