Hamilton v. Alabama (1964)

For other uses, see Hamilton v. Alabama (disambiguation).

Hamilton v. Alabama
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 30, 1964
Full case nameHamilton v. Alabama
Citations376 U.S. 650 (more)
84 S. Ct. 982; 11 L. Ed. 2d 979; 1964 U.S. LEXIS 1544
Court membership
Chief Justice
Earl Warren
Associate Justices
Hugo Black · William O. Douglas
Tom C. Clark · John M. Harlan II
William J. Brennan Jr. · Potter Stewart
Byron White · Arthur Goldberg
Case opinions
Per curiam
ConcurrenceBlack
DissentClark
DissentHarlan
DissentWhite

Hamilton v. Alabama, 376 U.S. 650 (1964), is a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that an African American woman, Mary Hamilton, was entitled to the same courteous forms of address customarily reserved solely for whites in the Southern United States,[1] and that calling a black person by their first name in a formal context was "a form of racial discrimination".[2]

  1. ^ Bobrow, Jerry (2005). Barron's How to Prepare for the LSAT, Law School Admission Test. Barron's Educational Series. p. 587. ISBN 978-0-7641-2412-9. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
  2. ^ "Call Her Miss". Time. April 10, 1964. Archived from the original on July 19, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2013. (Subscription required.)