The story of Rev. Dr. Harvey Johnson needs a broader audience and
is worthy of more in-depth study and research. He served Union Baptist Church
During that period
of time, he was one of the greatest liberation thinkers in America
He created the
legal "test case" strategy. This strategy was developed out of the
"Sue Steamship" case. Members of his church were forced to travel in
the cargo section of a steamship, even though they had a first-class travel ticket.
He sued the steamship line and won the case. This set the precedent for the use
of "test case" as a legal strategy.
This strategy was
used by Thurgood Marshall of the NAACP to strike down Plessey versus Ferguson
The "test
case" legal strategy has been replicated by every minority group who has
sought legal redress through the court system.
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