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Eugene John Uphoff

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1960s
State:Mississippi
Time Imprisoned:
1 Month 13 Days
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Eugene John Uphoff

Biography

Eugene John Uphoff was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, on June 11, 1961, for participating in the Freedom Rides and challenging segregation in interstate transportation — one of the arrests recorded by the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission and preserved in the Civil Rights Digital Library. The catalog establishes the arrest, the participation, and the individually identified police photograph, but not the court disposition, any transfer to Parchman, or the physical release date; those fields are unresolved pending county-jail, court, or penitentiary records.

Case

Arrested: Jun 11, 1961
Sentenced: Jun 12, 1961
Incarcerated: Jun 11, 1961
Released: Jul 24, 1961
Sentence: Sentenced to four months in jail after the June 11, 1961 Jackson Freedom Ride arrest. Held in Jackson before transfer to Parchman; released on appeal bond July 24, 1961. The later appeal proceedings were not continuous imprisonment.
Convicted: Yes