Doris Jean Castle

Released
Date of birth:1943
Date of death:c. 1997
Gender:Female
Era:1960s
State:Mississippi
Time Imprisoned:
2 Days
Support
Civil Rights
Doris Jean Castle

Biography

Doris Jean Castle was a New Orleans CORE activist who joined the Freedom Ride from Montgomery to Jackson in May 1961. She was arrested in Jackson on her nineteenth birthday, May 25, and returned to New Orleans on May 27 after posting bond. Castle continued organizing for civil rights in New Orleans. She was born May 25, 1942, and died April 16, 1998.

Cases

Charges: Breach of the peace — Freedom Ride arrival in Jackson, May 25, 1961.
Arrested: May 25, 1961
Incarcerated: May 25, 1961
Released: May 27, 1961
Sentence: Arrested May 25, 1961 and released on bond May 27, 1961.
Charges: Obstructing traffic while picketing segregated Canal Street stores in New Orleans
Arrested: Apr 17, 1961
Incarcerated: Apr 17, 1961

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