HAWKINS v. TOWN OF SHAW, MISSISSIPPI

No. 29013.

437 F.2d 1286 (1971)

Andrew HAWKINS et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. TOWN OF SHAW, MISSISSIPPI, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 23, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melvyn R. Leventhal, Jackson, Miss., Jack Greenberg, Jonathan Shapiro, New York City, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Ancil L. Cox, Jr., Cleveland, Miss., William Allain, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, Miss., Cox & Moore, Attys., Cleveland, Miss., for appellees.

Before TUTTLE, BELL and GOLDBERG, Circuit Judges.


TUTTLE, Circuit Judge:

Referring to a portion of town or a segment of society as being "on the other side of the tracks" has for too long been a familiar expression to most Americans. Such a phrase immediately conjures up an area characterized by poor housing, overcrowded conditions and, in short, overall deterioration. While there may be many reasons why such areas exist in nearly all of our cities, one reason that cannot be accepted is the discriminatory provision...

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