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1956 [WED] Historic Event (Negro Wins Fight Against Alabama U, Birmingham, Alabama USA)
1960 [MON] Historic Event (High Court Rules Back Negro Vote, Washington D.C. USA)
1960 [MON] Historic Event (County To Continue Registering Negroes, Dawson, Georgia USA)
1960 [MON] Historic Event (3 Students Fined $160 In 'Sit' Case, Nashville, Tennessee USA)
LOCATION:
Birmingham, AL USA
WHAT HAPPENED:
"Negro Wins Fight Against Alabama U"
" ...A federal judge today ordered the University of Alabama to readmit Autherine Lucy, who was chased from the school's campus by a rioting mob, as its first Negro student... "
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LOCATION:
Washington DC USA
WHAT HAPPENED:
"High Court Rules Back Negro Vote"
" ...The Supreme Court today gave a boost on two fronts to the Justice Department's campaign to enforce Negro voting rights in the South... "" ...In a separate action the court removed a roadblock that has been preventing reinstatement of 1,377 Negroes on the voting rolls in a Washington Parish... "
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LOCATION:
Dawson, GA USA
WHAT HAPPENED:
"County To Continue Registering Negroes"
" ...Terrell County will continue registering Negroes under a state law that disqualifies most of them, the chairman of the vote registration board said today... "
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LOCATION:
Nashville, TN USA
WHAT HAPPENED:
"3 Students Fined $160 In 'Sit' Case"
" ...Three student participants in sit-down protests against lunch counter segregation were fined a total of $160 here today while thousands of Negroes sang church hymns and the National Anthem outside the city courtroom... "
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