and the new judge, he had just been appointed recently, was lamar cecil. and so judge cecil had to handle this new case that was coming in. johns and willard and tate argued this case in the courtroom here. they brought the plaintiffs and the defendants together, and judge cecil presided at his bench. and they argued that the case of brown versus board of education did apply to the golf course, even though it was an education and school course. he ruled in favor of the black plaintiffs. he said that brown versus the board of education does apply to this golf course and he ordered the desegregation of the terrell golf course. that was one small step that was taken here in beaumont to begin the desegregation. booker faison and joe griffin and those other black gentlemen did get to enjoy the golf course, and many of them played here for many years. it was a good ending for the black golfers and a first step in the desegregation of facilities in beaumont. the next summer, the same three black lawyers went after a bigger prize. they went after the desegregation

white federal judge, judge lamar cecil. working the rule of law, a rule of law that presumes the equality of all persons. >>> throughout the weekend here on american history tv on c-span3, watch personal interviews about historic events on oral histories. our history bookshelf features some of the best-known history book writers. revisit key battles during the 150th anniversary of the civil war. visit college classrooms across the country during lectures in history. go behind the scenes in museums and historic sites. and the legacy and policies of past american presidents. view our schedule at c-span.org/history. ♪ >>> today the latest weapons, coupled with the fighting skill of the american soldier, stand ready, on the alert all over the world to defend this country, you, the american people against aggression. this is "the big picture." an official television report to the nation from the united states army. now, to show you part of "the big picture," here is sergeant stuart queen. >> in recent big pictures, we've shown

and the new judge, he had just been appointed recently, was lamar cecil. and so judge cecil had to handle this new case that was coming in. johns and willard and tate argued this case in the courtroom here. they brought the plaintiffs and the defendants together and judge see sicecil presided at h bench. and they argued that brown versus board of education also applied to golf courses. he ruled in favor of the black plaintiffs. he said that brown versus the board of education does apply to this golf course and he ordered the desegregation of the terrell golf course. that was one small step that was taken here in beaumont to begin the desegregation. booker and joe got to enjoy the golf course. it was a good ending for the black golfers and a first step in the desegregation of facilities in beaumont. the next summer, the same three black lawyers went after a bigger prize. they went after the desegregation of lamar university here in university, a state university four-year college. lamar university was by charter for white students only. though there were so

and the new judge, he had just been appointed recently, was lamar cecil. and so judge cecil had to handle this new case that was coming in. johns and willard and tate argued this case in the courtroom here. they brought the plaintiffs and the defendants together. and judge cecil presided there at his bench. theo johns and elmo willard and hugh simpleston at a time argued that the case of brown versus board of education did apply to the golf course, even though it was in education, a school case. he ruled in favor of the black plaintiffs, ruled that brown versus board of education does, in fact, apply to this golf course. and he ordered the desegregation of terrell park golf course. that was one small step that was taken here in beaumont to begin the desegregation. booker faison and joe griffin and those other black gentlemen did get to enjoy the golf course and many of them played here for many years. it was a good ending for the black golfers and a first step in the desegregation of facilities in beaumont. the next summer, the same three black lawyers wen

white federal judge, judge lamar cecile, working the rule of law. a rule of law that presumes the equality of all persons. >>> coming up next on this big game weekend, university of chicago law professor dennis hutchison discusses the life of just disbyron white. justice white served as an associate justice on the supreme court for 31 years but before his appointment in 1962 he was a college and professional football player earning a great deal of national media attention in the early 20th century. mr. hutchison looks at how byron white's early celebrity shaped his career on the court. this is about 40 minutes. >>> thank you for that round of applause. it is nice to be home. i grew up colorado and have been in exile for the last 35 years. a few day after john f. kennedy was inaugurated president of the united states in january of 1961, byron white, the deputy attorney general, slipped out of the department of justice building for a quick lunch at a nearby restaurant. after the sandwiches, his coffee was poured, the waitress looked carefully at white

lamar cecil. and so judge cecil had to handle this new case that was coming in. johns and willard and tate argued this case in the courtroom here. they brought the plaintiffs and defendants together and judge cecil presided there at his -- at his ben. they argued that the case of brown versus board of education did apply to the golf course even though it was an education, a school case, he ruled in favor of the black plaintiffs, ruled that brown versus board of education does, in fact, apply to this dpofl course, and he ordered the desegregation of tyrrell park golf course. that was one small step that was taken here in beaumont to begin the desegregation. booker facen and joe grifen and those other black gentlemen did get to enjoy the golf course and many played here for many years. it was a good ending for the black golfers and a first step in the desegregation of facilities in beaumont. the next summer, the same three black lawyers went after a bigger prize. they -- they went after the desegregation of lamar university here in beaumont, state university, four-

. >> we're in courtroom number one, which was the courtroom in which judge lamar cecil presided. i think 1954 through '58. in this courtroom, he made two decisions with respect to desegregation in bow month. there had been the famous case, brown versus board of education which ordered desegregation of public schools, ruled separate but equal was not constitutional. and so based on that, there were cases around the united states challenging the jim crow segregation systeming like americans were barred from hotels, restaurants and cafes, golf courses. and in beaumont, texas, black golfers were barred from playing at terrele park public golf course here in beaumont, it was a municipal golf course. black americans, black beaumonters could work there and caddie there, and they could play there when the course was close the but because of their color, because of jim crow's segregation, they were not permitted to play there when the course was open. there were six black golfer whose put together a challenge tosegregation. booker face and joe griffin and bill johnny parker and earl black