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Tina Jones
@Cahalanjones
historian and teller of Williamson County TN's overlooked stories. / #BGA @BGAwildcats / #SlavesToSoldiers / @McLemorehouse / Vassar / UVA Law / JHU Pub Health
Jul 4, 2020 • 10 tweets • 5 min read
I had never heard of OZ Evers (no relation to Medger) until I bought this AP wire photo on eBay. In June 1956 he filed a federal suit to end segregated seating on Memphis city buses. On Apr 29, 1956, Evers had been ordered to move back on a city bus or face arrest. The day after OZ Evers brought suit, he received "more than 100" threatening telephone calls in 24 hours. The callers threatened his life - one caller claimed to head the local KKK and said he would "blow [Evers'] head off."
Jun 14, 2020 • 21 tweets • 5 min read
Today is #FlagDay. But did you also know that is also the anniversary of an important US Supreme Court case regarding the flag and our civil rights? #OTD1943 the landmark Supreme Court decision of West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, 319 U.S. 624 was handed down. The court held that the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment protects students from being forced to salute the American flag or say the Pledge of Allegiance in public school. law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/t…