Did Henderson v. United States and Browder v. Gayle both discuss segregation and segregation laws?
Henderson v. United States (1950) Henderson v. United States, 339 U.S. 816 (1950) , was a landmark United States Supreme Court decision in the jurisprudence of the United States that abolished segregation in railroad dining cars.
Biloxi wade-ins The Biloxi wade-ins were three protests that occurred on the beaches of Biloxi, Mississippi, between 1959 and 1963. The demonstrations were led by Dr. Gilbert R. Mason, Sr. in an effort to desegregate the beaches of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Before the beaches were desegregated homeowners claimed the beaches as private property, and although the beaches were built by the Army Corps of Engineers using taxpayer funds, African Americans were restricted to designated areas of the beachfront. The effort to keep the beaches segregated was supported by the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission.