State of Texas vs. NAACP case records, 1911-1961 1945-1961.

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State of Texas vs. NAACP case records, 1911-1961 1945-1961.

Records document the 1956-1957 lawsuit that, in effect, outlawed the NAACP in Texas until the 1960s and also reflects the progress of the civil rights movement from the late 1940s to the 1960s.

2 microfilm reels.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6970438

University of Texas Libraries

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Durham, W. J., ca. 1910-1970.

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Sweatt, Heman Marion, 1912-1982

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Marshall, Thurgood, 1908-1993

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Texas. Attorney-General's Office

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Instigated in 1956 when the Texas Attorney General sought to investigate the files of the NAACP branches in Houston and Dallas, the lawsuit in the 7th District Court of Texas in Smith County resulted in a permanent injunction, which prohibited the NAACP from involvement in political and litigious activities, restricting the organization to charitable and educational functions. From the description of State of Texas vs. NAACP case records, 1911-1961 1945-1961. (University of Texas Lib...

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Bunkley, Crawford B.

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Shepperd, John Ben, b. 1916.

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