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September 10, 1961
Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
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W.W. Law, NAACP Georgia branch president and civil rights leader who led a successful boycott integrating Savannah lunch counters, was fired from his U.S. postal job effective Sept. 15 by Postmaster J.M. Stubbs due to substantiated charges. Law calls charges ridiculous and plans appeal.
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NAACP President Law Dismissed From Postal Job
SAVANNAH, Ga. (SNS) W. W. Law, controversial U. S. postal worker here and president of the Georgia branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has been fired from his job effective Sept. 15, according to Savannah Postmaster J. M. Stubbs.
Law was reported to have led the successful 15 month boycott of Savannah department stores which resulted in the integration of lunch counters this year. He has long been noted as a vocal exponent of civil rights.
Stubbs said Law's dismissal was made "without regard to nationality, religion or political affiliation." Stubbs said the release was the result of charges substantiated by the Postal Inspection Service.
Law has insisted that the charges against him were "ridiculous," and said one of the charges against him was that he was "riding my bicycle too slow while delivering the mail."
The postal worker also stated that Rep. G. Eliot Hagan had vowed to have him fired. Hagan denied the accusation.
According to the U. S. Postmaster General, in an interview at Atlanta last month, Law will have a chance to appeal his case with postal authorities in Washington, D. C. and with the Civil Service Commission if he is a veteran.
SAVANNAH, Ga. (SNS) W. W. Law, controversial U. S. postal worker here and president of the Georgia branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has been fired from his job effective Sept. 15, according to Savannah Postmaster J. M. Stubbs.
Law was reported to have led the successful 15 month boycott of Savannah department stores which resulted in the integration of lunch counters this year. He has long been noted as a vocal exponent of civil rights.
Stubbs said Law's dismissal was made "without regard to nationality, religion or political affiliation." Stubbs said the release was the result of charges substantiated by the Postal Inspection Service.
Law has insisted that the charges against him were "ridiculous," and said one of the charges against him was that he was "riding my bicycle too slow while delivering the mail."
The postal worker also stated that Rep. G. Eliot Hagan had vowed to have him fired. Hagan denied the accusation.
According to the U. S. Postmaster General, in an interview at Atlanta last month, Law will have a chance to appeal his case with postal authorities in Washington, D. C. and with the Civil Service Commission if he is a veteran.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
Biography
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
Justice
Social Manners
What keywords are associated?
Naacp President
Postal Dismissal
Civil Rights
Boycott
Integration
Appeal
What entities or persons were involved?
W. W. Law
J. M. Stubbs
G. Eliot Hagan
Where did it happen?
Savannah, Ga.
Story Details
Key Persons
W. W. Law
J. M. Stubbs
G. Eliot Hagan
Location
Savannah, Ga.
Event Date
Sept. 15
Story Details
W.W. Law, NAACP president, fired from postal job after leading civil rights boycott; charges deemed ridiculous by Law, who can appeal.