60 years ago today, a U.S. Supreme Court decision that then Governor George Wallace called "a staggering blow" to the rights of private property owners. The Court ruled that Ollie's restaurant in Birmingham could not refuse to serve black customers because it violated the 1964 Civil Rights Act. While Ollie's did sell food "to go" to anyone, black customers were not allowed to sit down inside.
More about Ollies HERE.
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