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Clarence Senior

Released
Gender:Male
Race:Black
Era:1960s
State:Georgia
Support
Civil Rights
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Biography

Clarence Senior was an Atlanta college student jailed in 1960 for his part in the lunch-counter sit-in demonstrations. He challenged the constitutionality of the segregated court in which he was tried.

Case

Charges: Sit-in / trespass — Atlanta desegregation protest
Sentence: Jailed for the sit-ins; challenged the segregated court
Convicted: Jailed (1960)