Courier Publisher Addresses King of Clubs Forum
W Beverly Carter publisher of the Pittsburgh Courier spoke at St John Baptist Church during the King of Clubs winter forum. He urged progress for Negro rights citing Mississippi and Virginia desegregation actions while praising gains in the Gold Coast and other areas. The event drew a large crowd and featured James Reed introducing Carter and Northwestern High Chorus, which led in attendance with 139.
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Gaither Receives Tallahassee Football Service Award
Tallahassee A S Jake Gaither head coach of the Florida A and M University Rattlers received the Tallahassee Quarterback Club Football Service Award during a university assembly. The club has given this honor only three times, with former Florida State and University of Florida luminaries prior recipients. Dennis Jefferson, starting quarterback after the 1955 season, earned the club sportsmanship award for his teammates to vote.
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Jake) Gaither
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Florida V Case Again Before Supreme Court
The U S Supreme Court is asked to review the Florida Supreme Court ruling delaying immediate admission for Virgil Hawkins to the state university law school. NAACP Legal Defense Fund argues the 1955 order and delayed report deny Hawkins equal protection and threaten his constitutional rights after nearly seven years of litigation. Counsel include Thurgood Marshall and Robert L Carter.
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AME Group Maps Plans for General Convention
The Brotherhood of AME Church ministers met at Flipper Temple to map plans for the General Convention in Miami Florida from May 2 to 16. Rev. H. Jackson presided as about 250 ministers attended and discussed legislation to be enacted at the convention.
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