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weet ee aon ‘ J } UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Dallas, Texas September 10, 1958 INTEGRATION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN DALLAS, TEXAS An article appeared in the “Dallas Times Herald", a daily Dallas, Texas, newspaper, dated August 9, 1956, which stated that Negro Attorney W. J. DURHAM declared on August 9, 1956, ee | that he will file a fresh suit in the federal court in Dallas this fall on behalf of the Negro children who are attempting to enter all white public schools. Mr. DURHAM, who has handled previous integration suits in Dallas since 1954, stated he would make a definite statement after he has had an opportunity to read recent court opinions concerning the integration case in Little Rock, Arkansas. 4n article appeared in the SMelies Mamine News", @ daily Dallas Sarvacas =p)e eis WE Se SOS Fee, SE OT newspaper, dated ‘August 30, 1958, which h stated that on n August 20, 1958, Texas State Attorney General WILL WILSON asked Texas District Judge W. L. THORNTON to dismiss a suit brought by the Dallas Independent School District. This article noted that the Dallas Independent School District was attempting to resolve the conflict between state laws prohibiting integration and a federal court order ordering integration in the Dallas schools. Attorney General WILSON in his argument before the that @ local school district could not take action state without the consent of the state legislature. eourt stated against the Judge THORNTON stated he would study the Attorney General's request and give an anawer the following week. This memorandum is loaned to you by the FBI, and neither it nor its contents are to be distributed outside the which loaned, Pong AG Civil sg Di | yy — [08 I79-F a Coed ach d Ag ma0 | Ae agency to b7C