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The Detroit Tribune
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
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U.S. Supreme Court rules against segregation in public parks and golf courses, citing 1954 school desegregation decision; NAACP cases from Richmond, VA, and Atlanta, GA, lead to non-segregated access.
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Segregation was struck another blow Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Negroes must be allowed to use public parks and golf courses on a non-segregated basis.
The Supreme Court referred to the May 17, 1954 ruling outlawing segregation in public schools as basis for their decision in two cases.
The NAACP had filed a case in Richmond, Va., demanding that Negroes be admitted to public parks on a non-segregated basis, and another in Atlanta, Ga., demanding that Negroes be allowed to play golf on municipally-owned golf courses.
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segregation was struck another blow; negroes must be allowed to use public parks and golf courses on a non-segregated basis
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Negroes must be allowed to use public parks and golf courses on a non-segregated basis, referring to the May 17, 1954 ruling outlawing segregation in public schools. The NAACP filed cases in Richmond, Va., demanding admission to public parks, and in Atlanta, Ga., demanding access to municipally-owned golf courses.