Simkins v. City of Greensboro
1957 American legal case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Simkins v. City of Greensboro, 246 F.2d 425 (4th Cir. 1957),[1] was a 1957 case which required the City of Greensboro, North Carolina to stop discriminating on the basis of race[2] at its Gillespie Park Golf Club, even though it was leasing the club to a private organization. The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the decision.
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Simkins v. City of Greensboro | |
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Court | United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit |
Full case name | City of Greensboro and the Gillespie Park Golf Club, Incorporated v. George Simkins, Jr., Phillip W. Cook, Leonidas Wolf, Samuel Murray, Arthur Lee, Jr., Lonnie Reynolds, William Holmes, Elijah Herring, Joseph Studivent and James G. Hagins |
Argued | June 14, 1957 |
Decided | June 28, 1957 |
Citation(s) | 246 F.2d 425 |
Court membership | |
Judge(s) sitting | John J. Parker, Simon Sobeloff, Clement Haynsworth |
Case opinions | |
Per curiam |
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