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Demonstrators peacefully protest the policies of segregation at the Carolina Theatre; The local NAACP chapter petitions the Durham City Council challenging the legality of the theater’s continued operation.

March 26, 2024 by Troy

NAACP lawyers used the Supreme Court decision Burton v. Wilmington Parking Authority, which ruled that publicly owned buildings must desegregate, as a starting point for their case.