Fayette inquiry preceded suit: report of civil rights panel alleged prejudices against negroes

This article discusses the suit filed by the Justice Department barring any interference with black citizens voting in Fayette County. This article also looks at the events leading up to the suit, including the discrimination shown by the African Americans landlords, employers, and other white people. This article gives details of the discrimination and how the discrimination affected the daily lives of African Americans who tried to vote, such as employees being fired, tenants being evicted, and GI loans being denied. This article also includes population statistics for Fayette County, which is notable because, although the majority of the county s population was African American, 8,990 people, only 58 African Americans were registered to vote.