J. S. Phifer

Released
Date of birth:1915
Date of death:1969
Gender:Male
Race:Black
Era:1950s
State:Alabama
Time Imprisoned:
1 Month 4 Days
Support
Civil Rights
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Biography

The Rev. J. S. Phifer was an associate of Fred Shuttlesworth in the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights, tried with him in 1958 over the Birmingham bus-desegregation protest in which thirteen riders were jailed for refusing to move from the front seats. Phifer was fined $100 and given a 60-day sentence.

Case

Charges: Bus-segregation ordinance / conspiracy
Arrested: Oct 20, 1958
Incarcerated: Jan 25, 1962
Released: Mar 1, 1962
Sentence: $100 fine and a 60-day sentence
Convicted: Yes

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