45 years in law and civil rights; many of the greatest battles in the war on discrimination were waged in court. (Looking Back) (45th Anniversary Edition)

Ebony | November 1, 1990| | Copyright

45 Years In Law And Civil Rights

Many of the greatest battles in the war on discrimination were waged in court

TO GIVE some perspective to the changes of the last half century, let me recall an April 1937 incident involving Arthur Mitchell of Chicago, who was then the sole Black member of Congress. Congressman Mitchell was on a train journey from Illinois to Arkansas. When the train left Memphis, Tenn., the conductor ordered him to leave the first-class section. Mitchell protested that he had paid for a first-class ticket and that he was a congressman. The ...

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