1969 - A lawsuit was filed against the Alabama Department of Education by the National Education Association (NEA) and the Alabama State Teachers Association on behalf of Carrie Coleman Robinson.

A lawsuit was filed against the Alabama Department of Education by the National Education Association (NEA) and the Alabama State Teachers Association on behalf of Carrie Coleman Robinson. Ms. Robinson, a Black school librarian, was passed over for a job by the Alabama Department of Education in favor of a less qualified white librarian.