Barbara Broxton

Released
Date of birth:1940
Gender:Female
Race:Black
Era:1960s
State:Florida
Time Imprisoned:
1 Month 17 Days
Support
Civil Rights
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Biography

Barbara Broxton was a 20-year-old Florida A&M student arrested in the Tallahassee lunch-counter sit-ins on Feb. 20, 1960. She served 48 days in jail, choosing imprisonment over a fine in the CORE-led 'jail-no-bail' protest against segregation.

Case

Charges: Sit-in / unlawful assembly — Tallahassee lunch-counter protest
Arrested: Feb 20, 1960
Incarcerated: Mar 18, 1960
Released: May 5, 1960
Sentence: 48 days in jail
Convicted: Yes

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