David H. Whittlesey

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Full name:David Whittlesey
Gender:Male
Era:1960s
State:District of Columbia
Support
Civil Rights
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Biography

David H. Whittlesey joined the first recorded sit-in inside the White House on March 11, 1965, demanding federal protection for voting-rights marchers after Bloody Sunday in Selma. After refusing repeated orders to leave, the demonstrators were arrested at about 6 p.m. and convicted of unlawful entry; the D.C. Court of Appeals affirmed the convictions in 1966.

Case

Charges: Unlawful entry at the White House
Arrested: Mar 11, 1965
Sentence: Convicted of unlawful entry; the available appellate opinion does not state the sentence.
Prosecutor: Thomas Lumbard; David G. Bress; Frank Q. Nebeker; Robert E. Jordan III (counsel for the United States on appeal)
Convicted: Yes

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