Ollie’s Barbecue
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Ollie’s Barbecue was a family-owned Birmingham, Alabama restaurant whose racially discriminatory service practices led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Katzenbach v. McClung on the scope of federal civil rights law under the Commerce Clause.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
defendant in U.S. Supreme Court case
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family-owned business → restaurant → |
| affectedInterstateCommerce |
yes
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| associatedWithConstitutionalProvision |
Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution
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| associatedWithGovernmentOfficial |
Nicholas Katzenbach
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| associatedWithLaw |
Civil Rights Act of 1964
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| businessType |
public accommodation
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| category |
Civil rights era restaurant
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United States Supreme Court case landmark business → |
| challenged |
constitutionality of Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as applied to it
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| city |
Birmingham
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| country |
United States
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| courtCaseDecisionYear |
1964
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| courtCaseJurisdiction |
Supreme Court of the United States
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| customerSeatingPolicy |
dining area reserved for white customers only
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| historicalSignificance |
landmark example of federal power to prohibit racial discrimination in local businesses
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| impactOnCivilRightsEnforcement |
confirmed federal authority to enforce desegregation of restaurants
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| impactOnCivilRightsJurisprudence |
expanded interpretation of interstate commerce to include local restaurants using out-of-state supplies
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| industry |
food service industry
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| involvedInCourtCase |
Katzenbach v. McClung
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| knownFor |
racially discriminatory service practices
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refusing to serve Black customers in its dining area → |
| legalIssue |
application of Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to restaurants
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scope of federal civil rights law under the Commerce Clause → |
| legalPrecedentFor |
federal regulation of discriminatory practices in small, local businesses tied to interstate commerce
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| locatedIn |
Birmingham, Alabama
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United States → |
| notableFor |
being a test case for the reach of Title II public accommodations provisions
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| operatedBy |
Ollie McClung, Jr.
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Ollie McClung, Sr. → |
| opposedBy |
U.S. Department of Justice
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| ownedBy |
McClung family
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| percentageOfFoodFromOutOfState |
approximately 50 percent
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| receivedGoodsFrom |
out-of-state suppliers
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| relatedCase |
Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United States
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| servedCuisine |
Southern food
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barbecue → |
| servicePolicyBeforeCase |
refused to serve Black customers on premises except for take-out
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| state |
Alabama
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| status |
defunct
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| subjectOf |
Katzenbach v. McClung
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| SupremeCourtHoldingEffect |
required to cease racial discrimination in service
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subject to federal regulation under the Commerce Clause → |
| timePeriodOfNotoriety |
1960s
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Referenced by (8)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Ollie McClung, Sr.
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businessOwned |
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Ollie McClung, Sr.
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employer |
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Ollie’s Barbecue refused to serve Black customers in its dining area
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involves |
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Ollie’s Barbecue purchased a substantial portion of its food from out-of-state suppliers
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refersTo |
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Ollie’s Barbecue case
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respondent |
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Katzenbach v. McClung
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respondentBusiness |
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Ollie’s Barbecue case
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restaurantName |
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Ollie’s Barbecue purchased a substantial portion of its food from out-of-state suppliers
("Ollie’s Barbecue was engaged in interstate commerce")
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