instead of just "Mary" by officials, and for civil rights activism in Alabama.

She insisted on being called "Miss Hamilton" -- like she would have been if she had been white -- instead of "Mary". The
first half is her story -- that eventually reached the Supreme Court -- Hamilton v. Alabama (1964) -- which ruled in her favor in a summary judgement.

The second half is that of a friend of hers (Sheila Michaels) that fought the battle to be called "Ms."

I had not heard of either one before yesterday. Anyway, another similar story of African American female courage.


Mary Hamilton, seen here with James A. Farmer of CORE, was a civil rights organizer who fought for the right to be addressed as "Miss" in an Alabama court and won. Duane Howell | Denver Post | Getty Images

Thanks Omaha

http://www.omaha.com/news/metro/inspired-by-martin-luther-king-jr-bellevue-woman-s-mother/article_e8efbe9b-6aa7-5f83-ab7e-3f3bf4db8b7f.html

By Emily Nitcher / World-Herald staff writer Jan 16, 2017

Evelyn T. Butts fought for better schools. She protested discriminatory hiring. And the civil rights pioneer opened the door to voting for thousands.

Butts’ hero was the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. And on a holiday remembering the man with a dream, her daughter, Charlene Ligon, said it’s important to remember those who have and will work tirelessly to achieve it.

“Realize that these people sacrificed quite a bit for people to move forward,” said Ligon, an Air Force veteran who now lives in Bellevue and is chair of the Sarpy County Democrats. “For the whole country to move forward. I don’t just mean black people, but for the whole country to move forward.”

Ligon, 68, described her mother as “a mover and a shaker.”

FULL story at link above.