page_title: Davis et al. v. The St. Louis Housing Authority
section_title: Davis Decision
hierarchical_section_title: Davis et al. v. The St. Louis Housing Authority / Davis Decision
caption_attribution_description: English: This was a landmark decision in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri prohibiting racial discrimination and segregation in public housing in St. Louis, Missouri.
context_page_description: Davis et al. v. The St. Louis Housing Authority is a landmark class-action lawsuit filed in 1952 in Saint Louis, Missouri to challenge explicit racial discrimination in public housing. The decision enjoined the Saint Louis Housing Authority from refusing to rent certain units to qualified African Americans. The case was heard in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.
context_section_description: In the Davis case, Federal Judge Moore found the St. Louis Housing Authority's policy of racial segregation unconstitutional.  Judge Moore's order permanently prohibited ("forever enjoined") the Authority from discriminating against qualified housing applicants based on their race.  Further, the Authority was prohibited from maintaining policies of racial segregation in their housing units.
caption: Judgment by Judge Moore on December 27, 1955
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