Sessions, then the United States attorney for the Southern District of Alabama, had referred to the N.A.A.C.P. Sessions was elected Alabama’s attorney general. Sessions became attorney general four decades after the Supreme Court struck down segregated schools in its landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision. PhotoNearly 30 of Alabama’s poorest school districts, with support from disability rights groups, civil rights organizations and the American Civil Liberties Union, filed suit against the state. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyAttorney General Sessions led the battle against the decision.

Source: New York Times November 21, 2016 20:23 UTC