- Collection:
- Land of (Unequal) Opportunity: Documenting the Civil Rights Struggle in Arkansas
- Title:
- Civil Rights - The Case of Capt. Brown
- Publisher:
- Fayetteville, Ark. : University of Arkansas Libraries
- Date of Original:
- 1873-08-07
- Subject:
- African Americans--Arkansas
Civil rights--Arkansas
Race discrimination--Arkansas
Segregation--Arkansas - Location:
- United States, Arkansas, 34.75037, -92.50044
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- StillImage
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Article describing the case against Capt. L.R. Brown, conductor on the Cairo & Fulton Railroad, who refused to serve black passengers.
Civil Rights -- African-Americans -- Blacks -- Little Rock (Ark.) -- Little Rock -- Pulaski
CIVIL RIGHTS The Case of Capt. Brown The Cele- brated Bill a Nullity. The case against Capt. L. R. Brown conductor on the Cargo and Fulton rail- road for violation of the civil rights bill was argued before Squire Pears yester- day. Mr. W. H. Winfields for the defense, and L. G. Wheeler ___ for the prosecu- tion. The case was submitted and taken under advisement by the Squire who will render a decision at 9 o'clock this morning. During the argument, the justice in reading section eight discovered a flaw in the law, which will doubtles have the effect of rendering the celebrated act a mere nullity on the statute books. The section reads as follows: Section 8. That no person or persons, transacting or carrying on any business of the nature mentioned in the foregoing section of this act, nor any school officer or teacher herein before mentioned, shall make any rule or rules for the government or conduct of such business,schools or in- stitutions herein before mentioned affect- ing persons applying for accommodations, to such person or persons, which shall affect all persons alike, without regard to race or color. It was left to Esquire Pears to discover this defect in the law. We presume, in his decision this morning, he will tell us what he thinks of the whole matter. This should be another lesson to the col- ored people, that the men with whom they have been acting will swindle them upon every occasion. No doubt the word "not" was left out on purpose, and by those who supported and passed the bill to keep on the good side of Sambo. - Metadata URL:
- http://digitalcollections.uark.edu/cdm/ref/collection/Civilrights/id/198
- IIIF manifest:
- https://digitalcollections.uark.edu/iiif/2/Civilrights:198/manifest.json
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact Special Collections for information on copyright.
- Original Collection:
- Arkansas Gazette
- Contributing Institution:
- University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Libraries
- Rights:
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Civil Rights - The Case of Capt. Brown
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