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Heart of Atlanta
Five Black Pastors and the Supreme Court Victory for Integration
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The
Heart of Atlanta Supreme Court decision stands among the court's most significant civil rights rulings.
In Atlanta, Georgia, two arch segregationists vowed to flout the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the sweeping slate of civil rights reforms just signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson. The Pickrick restaurant was run by Lester Maddox, soon to be governor of Georgia. The other, the Heart of Atlanta motel, was operated by lawyer Moreton Rolleston Jr.
After the law was signed, a group of ministry students showed up for a plate of skillet-fried chicken at Maddox's diner. At the Heart of Atlanta, the ministers reserved rooms and walked to the front desk.
Lester Maddox greeted them with a pistol, axe handles, and a mob of White supporters. Moreton Rolleston refused to accept the Black patrons. These confrontations became the centerpiece of the nation's first two legal challenges to the Civil Rights Act.
In gripping detail built from exclusive interviews and original documents, Heart of Atlanta reveals the saga of the case's rise to the US Supreme Court, which unanimously rejected the segregationists.
Heart of Atlanta restores the legal cases and their heroes to their proper place in history.
In Atlanta, Georgia, two arch segregationists vowed to flout the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the sweeping slate of civil rights reforms just signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson. The Pickrick restaurant was run by Lester Maddox, soon to be governor of Georgia. The other, the Heart of Atlanta motel, was operated by lawyer Moreton Rolleston Jr.
After the law was signed, a group of ministry students showed up for a plate of skillet-fried chicken at Maddox's diner. At the Heart of Atlanta, the ministers reserved rooms and walked to the front desk.
Lester Maddox greeted them with a pistol, axe handles, and a mob of White supporters. Moreton Rolleston refused to accept the Black patrons. These confrontations became the centerpiece of the nation's first two legal challenges to the Civil Rights Act.
In gripping detail built from exclusive interviews and original documents, Heart of Atlanta reveals the saga of the case's rise to the US Supreme Court, which unanimously rejected the segregationists.
Heart of Atlanta restores the legal cases and their heroes to their proper place in history.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication Page
- Contents
- Prologue: A Presidential Plea, a Legal Fight Alighted
- 1. An Awakening in Atlanta
- 2. Lester Maddox: “Stand Up for America”
- 3. King’s Lessons, and Bloodshed in the South
- 4. A Revolt Hatched in a Seminary
- 5. Filibuster, Politicking, and the Vote That Saved JFK’s Plan
- 6. Heart of Atlanta v. USA: The First Legal Challenge Arrives
- 7. Pickrick Showdown: Axe Handles, Guns, and Fists
- 8. The Courtroom Showdowns
- 9. Two Major Rulings, and a Backlash Against the Supreme Court
- 10. The Ministers and Pickrick: Back for Seconds, Thirds
- 11. “The People’s Court” and the Heart of Atlanta Motel
- 12. Arguments Before the High Court
- 13. Judgment Day: The US Supreme Court Rules
- 14. More Shoves, Venom, and Axe Handles
- 15. Closing Time at the Pickrick and Lester Maddox Cafeteria
- 16. A New Governor in Georgia
- Epilogue: Legacy
- Acknowledgments
- About the Research
- Index
- About the Author