Legal Opinion
Goldsmith v. Bagby Elevator Co., Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 17, 2008No. 06-14440PublishedCited by 396 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRYOR, Circuit Judge:
Forty-five years ago, “the civil rights movement swirled into Birmingham, a city whose bitter resistance to change made it a battleground.” Jack Bass, Unlikely Heroes 201 (1981). Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. remarked, “If we can crack Birmingham, I am convinced we can crack the South. Birmingham is a symbol of segregation for the entire South.” Id. By blood, toil, and tears, segregation was, of course, cracked in Birmingham, and today the city is led by its fourth black mayor and a majority-black city council. Against this historical backdrop, this appeal from the Northern…
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