v. Town of Shaw by holding that racially unequal effect of a law, without racist intent, does not violate the constitution.<ref name=Greenberg2000>Jack Greenberg, "A Personal Reflection on Civil Rights Enforcement and the Civil Rights Agenda; in Legacies of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, ed. Bernard Grofman, University of Virginia Press, 2000; p. 85.</ref> Mary Lou Hawkins was shot and killed in 1972 by Andrew Sharpe, a black Shaw police officer. Sharpe was tried and acquitted of manslaughter. The Hawkins home was twice set on fire, the second fire killing Mary Lou's and Andrew's son, Andrew Jr., and two granddaughters.House Resolution 103, introduced by Coleman Norquist, Mississippi Legislature, 2008 Regular Session. References Text of District Court and Appeals Court decisions Hawkins v. Town of Shaw, Mississippi, 303 F. Supp. 1162 (N.D. Miss. 1969) (Justia) Andrew Hawkins et al., Plaintiffs-appellants, v. Town of Shaw, Mississippi, et al., Defendants-appellees, 437 F.2d 1286 (5th Cir. 1971) (Justia) Andrew Hawkins et al., Plaintiffs-appellants, v. Town of Shaw, Mississippi, et al., Defendants-appellees, 461 F.2d 1171 (5th Cir. 1972) (Justia) Other sources Ellington, C. Ronald, & Lawrence F. Jones (1971). "Hawkins v. Town of Shaw: The Court as City Manager". Georgia Law Review 5(4), Summer 1971, p. 734. Rich, Ben A. (1973). "Equal Protection as a Means of Securing Adequate Municipal Services". Urban Law Annual'' 277, January 1973. Endnotes United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit cases 1971 in United States case law Local government in the United States Legal history of Mississippi