Raiford v. Dillon

NIXON, District Judge.

Plaintiffs brought this suit as a class action against members of the Walthall County Board of Supervisors and other county officials who participate in jury selection, seeking an injunction to bar the defendants from alleged discriminatory practices resulting in underrepresentation of Negroes on Walthall County juries.

The parties stipulated that for twenty years prior to 1965 no Negroes were placed on the jury rolls in Walthall County, nor did a single Negro serve on a Walthall County jury. The stipulation specified that the master jury lists for 1966 and 1967 contained…