Legal Citation: 364 U.S. 339 (1960)
Petitioners
C. G. Gomillion, et al.
Respondents
Lightfoot, Mayor of Tuskegee, et al.
Petitioners' Claim
That the state of Alabama re-created the Tuskegee City boundaries to eliminate most African American residents, preventing them from voting in city elections in violation of the Fifteenth Amendment.
Chief Lawyers for Petitioners
Fred D. Gray, Robert L. Carter
Chief Lawyer for Respondents
James J. Carter
Source: Great American Court Cases, ©1999 Gale Cengage. All Rights Reserved. Full copyright.
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