Word: seybourn
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...time had come to deliver on that promise. But Wallace's fighting spirit had pretty well drained away. Alabama was sick of racial violence; the state's most influential citizens put heavy pressure on Wallace, urging him not to cause trouble. Moreover, Federal Judge Seybourn Lynne had ordered Wallace not to obstruct the Negro students. The judge privately warned Wallace's lawyers that if he disobeyed the order he would face a prison term...
Beyond the Law? To forestall this possibility, the U.S. Justice Department last week filed a complaint against Wallace in Birmingham's Federal Court, asked for an injunction prohibiting Wallace from carrying out his threat. Federal Judge Seybourn H. Lynne ordered Wallace to appear before him on June 3 to show cause why an injunction should not be issued to prevent him from blocking the Negroes at the university. Said Attorney General Robert Kennedy: "We are prepared to abide by the court's decision, and we would hope and expect that Governor Wallace will do the same...
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