Untold Stories: The Cases That Shaped the Civil Rights Movement

Untold Stories: The Cases That Shaped the Civil Rights Movement

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  • REPLAY AND SERIES UPDATE
    Thank you so much for listening, subscribing, and sharing the Untold Stories: Cases that Shaped the Civil Rights Movement. I've enjoyed sharing these important cases with you all. The series is going on a break and will return in 2021 with more great content. In the meantime, please share previous episodes and be on the lookout for new content! Enjoy this replay of one of my favorite cases: U.S. v. Shipp
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  • Batson v. Kentuck (1986)
    This week I look at Batson v. Kentucky (1986), which deals with preventing black people from serving on the jury. In this case, James K Batson was charged with two counts of burglary and receipt of stolen property. During his trial, the prosecutor, a white man, struck all the black people from the potential jury pool. Batson was convicted by an all-white jury and sentenced to 20 years in prison. He appealed his case to the US Supreme Court arguing that the use of what's called a "peremptory challenge" to remove all the black people from the potential jury pool violated his 6th Amendment's right to a fair trial and the 14th Amendment's Equal Protection Clause. What emerged from this case is what's now known as the Batson Rule. Listen to find out what that is exactly and to discover the remarkable way this story ended.
    Resources:
    Oral Argument - https://www.oyez.org/cases/1985/84-6263
    "War on Jails" by James Batson - https://www.amazon.com/War-Jails-Enlighten-James-Batson-ebook/dp/B07965WM98
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  • Terry v. Ohio (1968)
    This week's episode looks at Terry v. Ohio (1968), which deals with a current hot issue: "stop and frisk." In this case, John Terry, Richard Chilton, and Carl Katz were stopped and frisked by Det. Martin McFadden after he observed them behaving in a suspicious manner. During the frisk, McFadden discovered concealed weapons on both Terry and Chilton. Both men were charged with having a concealed and their attorney, former Congressman Louis Stokes, filed a motion to suppress the weapon. He argued that McFadden subjected Terry and Chilton to an unlawful search. The case made its way to the high court and the result continues to impact policing to the present day.
    Resources:
    Oral Argument: https://www.oyez.org/cases/1967/67
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  • Heart of Atlanta Motel v. U.S. (1964)
    This week's episode looks at the Heart of Atlanta Motel v. U.S.(1964). Unlike previous cases discussed in this series, this one involves a white plaintiff, Moreton Rolleston Jr., who challenged the then newly enacted Civil Rights Act of 1964. Rolleston, a staunch segregationist and lawyer, who owned the Heart of Atlanta Motel and he refused to serve black people. After the Civil Rights Act was passed, he filed an injunction claiming the law was unconstitutional. The case went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court and the court unanimously ruled against him. He continued his litigious ways, eventually suing media mogul Tyler Perry several times. Watch the video above to discover why and to learn more about the case.
    Resources:
    Listen to Oral Arguments Here:https://www.oyez.org/cases/1964/515
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  • Smith v. Allwright (1944)
    This episode looks at Smith v. Allwright (1944) a case that challenged the use of white primaries to exclude black people from the voting process. This case was the fourth in a series of cases challenging such primaries in the state of Texas. The Supreme Court had to decide whether or not the Democratic Party's decision to exclude all non-white people from voting in their primaries violated the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. Listen to find out what happened.
    Books:
    1. The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
    2. On Account of Race by Lawrence Goldstone
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  • Special Election Episode: Why You Need to Vote!
    Next week is election day, and if you haven't already, please go out and vote!
    To emphasize the importance of voting, this episode of the Untold Series takes a look back at the episodes highlighting the struggles Black people have faced in this country when trying to vote! From grandfather clauses to race riots, we've been struck down but not destroyed. For anyone who says our vote doesn't matter, please watch and reconsider!
    This series, The Untold Stories of the Civil Rights Movement, is where I look at some of the most important civil rights cases. I quickly unpack the stories and discuss why I believe they are significant. This series is an adaption of an ad hoc seminar I created while a student at Duke University School of Law.
    Resources:
    1. Film - "Ocoee Massacre" : https://youtu.be/6yYwAg5BP40
    2. Book - "On Account of Race" by Lawrence Goldstone:
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  • Gomillion v. Lightfoot (1960)
    This episode looks at Gomillion v. Lightfoot (1960) a case that involved the gerrymandering of a district along racial lines. In the city of Tuskegee, the black population outnumbered the white population 4 to 1, and black people were increasingly registering to vote. This unnerved the white citizens who devised a plan to redraw the lines of the city from a square shape to a 28-side district that included all the white people, and only 4 or 5 black people. It essentially shut all black voters out of city politics. Prof. Charles G. Gomillion, who taught at Tuskegee Institute, filed this lawsuit to stop the city. After losing at the trial and appellate level, he appealed again to the US Supreme. Watch the video to find out what happened.
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  • Shelley v. Kraemer (1948)
    This episode discusses Shelley v. Kraemer (1948) a case that involved the use of restrictive covenants, which barred white people from selling their homes/property to blacks and people of other races and ethnicities. This essentially ensured that neighborhoods would remain segregated.
    J.D. Shelley, a black man bought a home for his family that had a restrictive covenant attached, and his neighbor sued to have him removed. The case went to the US Supreme. Listen to the episode to find out what happened.
    Resources--
    Book:
    Olivia's Story: The Conspiracy of Heroes behind Shelley v Kraemer by Jeffery Copeland
    Film:
    The Story of Shelley v. Kraemer
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  • The Destruction of Ocoee & Goldsboro (Early 20th Century)
    This episode looks at the frequent occurrence where vibrant black cities and communities were destroyed during the early part of the 20th Century, either violently or through "legal" means. Here I focus on two black communities based in Florida that were destroyed during this period: Ocoee and Goldsboro. The black community in Ocoee was violently destroyed election night of 1920, and Goldsboro was destroyed when the Florida legislature abolished its charter and absorbed it into the city of Sanford. This ended with a case that went to the Florida Supreme Court.
    Resources--
    Goldsboro Museum: https://goldsboromuseum.com/
    Book:
    Emancipation Betrayed: The Hidden History of Black Organizing and White Violence in Florida from Reconstruction to the Bloody Election of 1920 (Volume 16) by Paul Ortiz
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  • U.S. v. Shipp (1909)
    In this episode, I look at not so well-known case of United States v. Shipp (1909). This is the extraordinary case where the United States Supreme Court held a criminal trial to prosecute a white sheriff for the lynching of a black man. This is the only time in the court's entire history it held a criminal trial. Take a listen to hear the incredible story.
    If You Want to Learn More:
    Book:
    "Contempt of Court: The Turn-of-the-Century Lynching that Launched a Hundred Years of Federalism" by Mark Curriden & Leroy Philiips
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About Untold Stories: The Cases That Shaped the Civil Rights Movement

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We typically think of the Civil Rights Movement as occurring during the 1950s-60s, however, I believe the movement for civil rights and racial equality extends as far back as slavery and continues to the present time. In this podcast, which is an adaption of an ad hoc seminar I created while a student at Duke University School of Law, each week I discuss the stories beyond some of the most important civil rights cases, from slavery to the present, and explain why I believe they are significant and what we can learn. This podcast is the audio adaptation of the video series I created titled "The Untold Stories of the Civil Rights Movement," which can be found on my website www.palookesworld.com