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September 17, 1960
Jackson Advocate
Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi
What is this article about?
In Birmingham, Alabama, Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth and Rev. Charles Billups filed a federal lawsuit on Sept. 7 against the police for intimidating their civil rights group's meetings, citing First and Fourteenth Amendment violations.
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Negroes File Federal Suit For Right To Peacefully Assemble
BIRMINGHAM. Ala.-Two Negro leaders filed suit in federal court here Sept. 7 to establish their right to assemble peacefully without harassment by police.
They asked the U. S. District Court to stop the Birmingham Police Department from sending detectives to regular weekly meetings of the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights.
The suit charges that this practice is a form of intimidation and violates right guaranteed to American citizens by the First Amendment to the U. S. Constitution.
The First Amendment provides for freedom of assembly, speech, press petition, and religion. The suit also cites the Fourteenth Amendment, which makes the U. S. Constitution applicable to the states.
The action was filed by the Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth, president of the ACMHR, and the Rev. Charles Billups, another leader of the civil rights organization. Mr. (Continued on Page Six)
Shuttlesworth
BIRMINGHAM. Ala.-Two Negro leaders filed suit in federal court here Sept. 7 to establish their right to assemble peacefully without harassment by police.
They asked the U. S. District Court to stop the Birmingham Police Department from sending detectives to regular weekly meetings of the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights.
The suit charges that this practice is a form of intimidation and violates right guaranteed to American citizens by the First Amendment to the U. S. Constitution.
The First Amendment provides for freedom of assembly, speech, press petition, and religion. The suit also cites the Fourteenth Amendment, which makes the U. S. Constitution applicable to the states.
The action was filed by the Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth, president of the ACMHR, and the Rev. Charles Billups, another leader of the civil rights organization. Mr. (Continued on Page Six)
Shuttlesworth
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Justice
What keywords are associated?
Civil Rights Suit
Police Harassment
Peaceful Assembly
Birmingham
Acmmr
What entities or persons were involved?
Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth
Rev. Charles Billups
Where did it happen?
Birmingham, Ala.
Story Details
Key Persons
Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth
Rev. Charles Billups
Location
Birmingham, Ala.
Event Date
Sept. 7
Story Details
Two Negro leaders filed suit in federal court to establish their right to assemble peacefully without police harassment at meetings of the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights, charging intimidation violating the First and Fourteenth Amendments.