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John H. Calhoun

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Full name:John Calhoun
Date of birth:08. 07. 1899
Date of death:06. 05. 1988
Age:88† Deceased
Gender:Male
Race:Black
Era:1950s
State:Georgia
Support
Civil Rights NAACP
John H. Calhoun

Biography

John H. Calhoun was the head of Atlanta's NAACP, jailed for contempt in 1956 for refusing to hand over the organization's books to Georgia state revenue agents in the state's drive to tax the NAACP out of existence. He was released after four hours and given a one-year suspended contempt sentence by a judge who openly avowed segregationist views.

Case

Charges: Contempt —
Arrested: Dec 14, 1956
Incarcerated: Dec 14, 1956
Released: Dec 14, 1956
Sentence: One year, suspended