June 30, 1955
Describes that a federal judge ruled that Arthurine J. Lucy and Polly Ann Myers Hudson could not be denied entry into the University of Alabama because of their race
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In Manslaughter Conviction: New Trial Ordered For Colbert Negro
February 26, 1955
Describes that a new trial was ordered for Walter Dan Oates, a Black man from Colbert County. Notes that he had been convicted two years ago for shooting a white woman by accident when he had been attempting to shoot his wife
Negro’s Murder Trial Set Monday: Court Moves Into Final Week
March 25, 1955
Describes that there were criminal cases set to be tried and that one of those cases pertained to Delano Jones, a Black man who had been charged with killing a white man
Judge Lashes NAACP For Depriving Rights
December 15, 1960
Describes that Supreme Court Judge Joseph A. Mallery believed the NAACP worked against judges who did not advocate for civil rights.