Word: gremillion
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Before the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals last week, white taxpayers and N.A.A.C.P. lawyers challenged Davis' move. Appearing for the defense. Louisiana's Attorney General Jack P. F. Gremillion lost his temper. "I am not going to stay in this den of iniquity,'' cried he, stalking from the room. The three-judge court promptly cited him for contempt, declared Davis' seizure unconstitutional-and returned New Orleans' schools to the school board. Of the board's five members, four favor opening the schools next week on an integrated basis...