When was it published?

December 8, 1959 in Atlanta Daily World

Domestic News December 8, 1959

Atlanta Daily World

Q: What sub-type of article is it?

Riot Or Protest, Transportation, Politics

Q: What entities or persons were involved?

Rev. Martin L. King, Jr., Rev. J. E. Lowery, Rev. Ralph D. Abernathy, Mr. Kenneth H. Tuggle, Mr. A.H. Walter

Q: What keywords are associated?

Discrimination, Railroad Travel, Bus Stations, Sclc, Icc, Civil Rights, Interstate Commerce

Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia

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SCLC leaders, including Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., protested racial discrimination against Black travelers in Southern rail and bus facilities in a meeting with ICC Chairman Kenneth H. Tuggle in Washington, D.C., last Monday. Officials assured compliance with anti-discrimination laws and urged filing complaints for prompt action.

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Discrimination In Railroad Travel Protested

WASHINGTON, D. C. - Protest against the discriminatory practices that continue to plague Negro travelers in railroad and bus stations in too many sections of the South, was registered with the chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission by a special committee of executive board members of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Inc., last Monday.

The committee met with Mr. Kenneth H. Tuggle, chairman of the Commission; Mr. A.H. Walter, chief of the Department of Inquiry and Compliance, and a representative of the commission's legal staff. They were assured that all of the facilities operated by the carriers (trains and busses), were subjected to the law banning racial discrimination in interstate travel. This included train and bus seats, waiting rooms, or any other facility operated by the carriers.

Chairman Tuggle further urged that complaints should be filed immediately by all persons who experience racial discrimination in travel, and promised prompt and effective measures to see that such violations are corrected.

Meeting with the Commission were: Rev. Martin L. King, Jr., president of SCLC; Rev. J. E. Lowery, second vice-president, and Rev. Ralph D. Abernathy, secretary-treasurer.

What sub-type of article is it?

Riot Or Protest Transportation Politics

What keywords are associated?

Discrimination Railroad Travel Bus Stations Sclc Icc Civil Rights Interstate Commerce

What entities or persons were involved?

Rev. Martin L. King, Jr. Rev. J. E. Lowery Rev. Ralph D. Abernathy Mr. Kenneth H. Tuggle Mr. A.H. Walter

Where did it happen?

Washington, D. C.

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

Washington, D. C.

Event Date

Last Monday

Key Persons

Rev. Martin L. King, Jr. Rev. J. E. Lowery Rev. Ralph D. Abernathy Mr. Kenneth H. Tuggle Mr. A.H. Walter

Outcome

assured that all facilities operated by carriers are subject to law banning racial discrimination in interstate travel; urged to file complaints immediately; promised prompt and effective measures to correct violations.

Event Details

A special committee of executive board members of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Inc., registered protest against discriminatory practices affecting Negro travelers in railroad and bus stations in the South with the chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission. The committee met with Chairman Tuggle, chief of the Department of Inquiry and Compliance A.H. Walter, and a representative of the commission's legal staff.