Satisfaction of Judgement in the Case of Fitzgerald v. Pan American World Airways
1/26/1956
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Jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, an international singing sensation, faced discrimination when on tour. En route to a concert from Honolulu to Australia, she was denied the right to board a Pan American flight because she was African American. She filed a complaint, along with John Lewis, Georgiana Henry, and Norman Granz, against Pan American World Airways, Inc. The judgement went in favor of the plaintiffs – Fitzgerald, Lewis, Henry, and Granz – in the amount of $73.67. This document shows it was paid.
This primary source comes from the Records of District Courts of the United States.
National Archives Identifier: 2642273
Full Citation: Satisfaction of Judgement; 1/26/1956; Civil Case 97-356; Ella Fitzgerald, John Lewis, Georgiana Henry, and Norman Granz vs Pan American World Airways, Inc., Civil 97-356; Civil Case Files, 1938 - 1995; Records of District Courts of the United States, Record Group 21; National Archives at New York, New York, NY. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/fitzgerald-satisfaction-judgement, April 26, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.