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David Andrews

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1960s
State:District of Columbia
Support
Civil Liberties Anti-War
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Biography

The Rev. David Andrews was a Methodist minister who on Dec. 12, 1961 knelt at the White House fence in a 'direct act of civil disobedience' demanding the release of the imprisoned Morton Sobell. Ordered to move and refusing, he was arrested, and was freed in court the next day.

Case

Charges: Civil disobedience — White House protest
Sentence: Arrested at the White House protest