Legal Opinion
Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer v. Sam J. Ely, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 10, 1969No. 25610PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
May 2, 1967, was a historic day in the Town of Sunflower, Mississippi. That day there was an election to choose a mayor and five aldermen. 1 For most of the Negro electors, it was the first time in their lives that they could cast a ballot. Moreover, the Negroes, constituting a majority of the 900 residents of Sunflower, had a black candidate for mayor and six black candidates for the five aldermanie positions that were to be filled. The list of registered voters showed 190 Negro registrants and 160 white registrants.
The candidates campaigned vigorously. Negro leaders…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Mary Fishe Bell v. J. W. SouthwellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer v. Cecil C. Campbell, Circuit Clerk and Registrar of Sunflower County, MississippiCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Illinois Power Co. v. Local Union No. 51, International Brotherhood of Electrical WorkersSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Louisiana v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- United States v. State of LouisianaDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1966
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Lloyd T. Griffin v. Robert F. Burns, Etc., Thomas A. McCormickCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
- Albert C. Toney v. N. A. White, United States of America v. Myrtis BishopCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Albert C. Toney v. N. A. White, United States of America v. Myrtis BishopCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- O'NEAL v. SimpsonMississippi Supreme Court · 1977
- Henderson v. GraddickDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1986
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