CHINN v. JOHNSON

Civ. A. No. 3977.

294 F.Supp. 909 (1969)

C. O. CHINN et al., Plaintiffs, v. Paul B. JOHNSON et al., Defendants.

United States District Court S. D. Mississippi, Jackson Division.

January 10, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Jess Brown, Armand Derfner, Jackson, Miss., for plaintiffs.

Will T. Wells, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, Miss., for defendants.

Before COLEMAN, Circuit Judge, and COX and RUSSELL, District Judges.


COLEMAN, Circuit Judge.

On July 16, 1966, a civil rights march took place in Canton, Mississippi. The asserted purpose of the march was to protest the use of tear gas by Canton police during an earlier march, the refusal of Canton businessmen to hire Negroes, and to encourage Negroes more actively to participate in local government.

Approximately 50 persons participated in the march. It proceeded along a sidewalk in an orderly fashion to the downtown area...

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