- Collection:
- Civil Case Files, 1938-1995, Records of the District Courts of the United States
- Title:
- Testimony from Hamilton E. Holmes, et al. vs. Walter N. Danner, Registrar
- Creator:
- United States. District Court (Georgia : Northern District : Atlanta Division)
- Date of Original:
- 1960
- Subject:
- College integration--Georgia--Athens
Segregation in education--Georgia--Athens
University of Georgia - People:
- Bootle, William A., 1902-2005
Holmes, Hamilton, 1941- --Trials, litigation, etc. - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Clarke County, Athens, 33.96095, -83.37794
- Medium:
- civil court records
testimonies - Type:
- Text
- Description:
- The transcript includes the testimonies of Walter Danner and Hamilton Holmes, among others.
On January 6, 1961, federal district court Judge W. A. Bootle ordered the immediate admission of Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter to the University of Georgia, ending 160 years of segregation at the school. Bootle's decision precipitated a constitutional crisis for state legislators, who passed legislation several years earlier mandating an immediate cut-off of state funds to any white institution that admitted a black student. As rumors circulated Athens and Atlanta regarding the possibility of the university's closing, college administrators urged students to remain calm and observe their usual routines. Order did prevail on campus until January 11, when an angry mob gathered outside Hunter's dormitory, causing significant property damage and garnering negative publicity for the university and the state. In the wake of the disturbance, state officials condemned the rioters and ultimately repealed the laws barring state support of integrated schools. - Local Identifier:
- National Archives Identifier: 641654
- Metadata URL:
- https://catalog.archives.gov/id/641654
- Language:
- eng
- Original Collection:
- Records of the District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009, Civil Case Files, Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter v. Walter Danner, Registrar of the University of Georgia, Civil 450, 1959 - 1964, National Archives at Atlanta.
- Contributing Institution:
- United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Atlanta Branch
- Rights:
-
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
Athens Division
HAMILTON E. HOLMES, et al. :
vs: : Civil Action No. 450
WALTER N. DANNER, Registrar :
BEFORE: HON. W. A. BOOTLE
United States Judge
Athens, Georgia
December 13-17, 1960
VOLUME I
[Rubber stamp] FILED at 9:00 a.m
JAN 3 1960
[Signature] Betty M. Jones
Deputy Clerk, U. S. District Court
JULIA A. SMITH
OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER
EASTMAN, GEORGIA
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Phelps- Direct 61
Q. And this was the time, you say, when Mr. Kea and
Mr. Danner were present?
A. That's right.
Q. Tell in your own words what happened at the inter-
view, please sir?
A. I opened the interview, as is customary, and the three
of us talked with Miss Hunter about the various questions which
we normally ask at an interview, and she answered these ques-
tions. That is about the gist of it.
Q. How long were you questioning her?
A. I would say forty five minutes, probably, maybe a
little longer.
Q. Would you say anywhere from forty five minutes to an
hour fifteen minutes or so?
A. Perhaps.
Q. Is it customary for you to interview applicants for
this period of time?
A. In difficult cases perhaps longer than this.
Q. What do you mean by difficult?
A. Cases where there is some question about whether the
student qualifies for admission to the university or not.
Q. Was there any question in your mind concerning the
adequacy of the transcripts of Miss Hunter?
A. Well, we had never had a student from this school
before, so far as I know, so this would always raise a question
as to whether this school turns out the type of students which
Phelps - Direct 62
we [SIC] wold want to accept at the University.
Q. What school are you talking about?
A. Well, her high school or her college [SIC] eitherone.
Q. Do you recall what they were?
A. Turner High in Atlanta, I believe, and Wayne State
University in Detroit.
Q. You were not familiar with Wayne State University?
A. No. I had never interviewed a student from Wayne
State before.
Q. Were you familiar with the University itself?
A. Not very familiar.
Q. I mean you do know that it is an accredited university
do you not?
A. I believe so.
Q. Was there anything about her high school transcript
that you had any doubt about?
A. Only that we have never received a student from this
school before, [SIC] wo we don't know what the transcript means. If
we get a student from a school that we have never received a
student before we question, whether the school is accredited,
whether the grades mean what we would hope they would mean.
Q. Did you ever have the [SIC] occasoon to write the high
school from which she came?
A. No.
Q. Did you ever have the occasion to write the university
from which she came?
Q. Do you recall who made out the check sheet in con-
nection with Miss Hunter's application?
A. I made out the check sheet.
Q. Is that - we are referring to the interview sheet.
A. Yeah.
Q. Is that interview sheet here, sir? We subpoenaed it.
(Paper handed to counsel) I show you Plff. Ex. 13 and ask you
