The people who were involved in this case were: Mr. Wilson W. Mills, Justice Wiley Rutledge, Wilson W. Mills, Edmund E. Shepherd, Sarah Elizabeth Ray, Bob-Lo Company.  In the case of  Bob-Lo Excursion Co.  v. People of the State of Michigan, the Canadian company that owned Bob-Lo island wouldn’t let an African-American high-school student, Sarah Elizabeth Ray participate in a school outing to the amusement park, they wouldn’t let her ride the ferry to the island because they have a strict ” No colored or disorderly people allowed”  policy. In 1948 Detroit, Michigan and the offenders location was, Bob-Lo In Ontario, Canada. this case was brought to court because it was against  Michigan’s Civil Rights Act. The company was fined $25. THe company also appealed the case to the U.S. Supreme Court, asking them to hold the state’s civil rights act unconstitutional. They believed it infringed upon the power of Congress to regulate interstate and foreign commerce.  On June 21st thirteen girls were going on a school outing to Bob-Lo Island and each paid the 85 cents to the member of the group who paid for the tickets and passed through the gate without question. They got thier life jackets and went to the upper decks and took chairs. It wasn’t until later when Devereaux, the appealents assistant general manager, and a steward by the name of Fox told them that Miss. Ray couldn’t go on the trip because she was black. At first she refused to leave because it was discrimination, which was illigal in the state of Michigan acording to   but when they threatened to remove her forcably she agreed to leave. They took her to the ticket office and offered to return her fare but she refused, took their names and left company property. There is no evidence showing that she or any members of her group showed any miss-conduct, plus theres not any dispute concerning the facts.

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