Charles Avery Jr.

AKA: Charles Avery
Released
Full name:Charles Avery
Era:1960s
State:Alabama
Support
Birmingham civil rights campaign
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Biography

Charles Avery Jr. led fellow Hooper City High School students into the Birmingham Children's Crusade in May 1963. He spent five days in Birmingham Jail after marching against segregation and later continued local civil rights work.

Case

Charges: Arrest during the Birmingham Children's Crusade; exact charge unresolved
Arrested: May 7, 1963
Sentence: Reported spending five days in Birmingham Jail after the May 7, 1963 student march. Exact release date and any separate sentence remain unverified.

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