EVANS ET AL. v. NEWTON ET AL.
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
382 U.S. 296
January 17, 1966, Decided

In choosing a case for our project, my group and I found this one particular case very interesting. The statue being addressed in this case is the Fourteenth Amendment, dealing with racial segregation.
In 1911, a United States Senator, by the name of Augustus O. Bacon left a will stating that after his wife and daughters pass away, a certain allotment of land was to be given to the Mayor of Macon in which a "park and pleasure ground" was to be built. However, also in the will it stated that only whites may inhabit the park grounds, and all Negroes must stay off the grounds. To make sure Negroes stayed out of the park, the will stated that a board of trustees must be appointed from the town to keep this a white only area. I find this very interesting, because with segregation, the city cannot legally enforce racial segregation in a public park. In fact, according......

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Title: Evans Et Al. V. Newton Et Al.
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