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Copy of the ruling in "Patricia Banks vs. Capital Airlines"

February 29, 1960

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A paper copy of the ruling filed by the New York State Commission Against Discrimination in "Patricia Banks vs. Capital Airlines", dated February 29, 1960. The document consists of four photocopied pages, black ink on white paper, stapled in the upper left corner. The original document had been typewritten with handwritten dates and signatures. The first two pages (a-b) outline Banks's suit, filed for her by the New York State Commission Against Discrimination. The last two pages, 26 and 27 (c-d) outline the courts "Order".

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Catalog reference: 2018.50.23a-d

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