John Lowery

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1960s
State:North Carolina
Support
Civil Rights
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Biography

John Lowery was one of the Monroe, North Carolina defendants held on the kidnapping charge that arose from the August 1961 racial conflict around the Monroe desegregation pickets, scheduled for trial on Oct. 30, 1961.

Case

Charges: Kidnapping (state)
Sentenced: Feb 28, 1964
Sentence: Jailed pending trial in the Monroe case Sentenced February 28, 1964. Codefendant Mae Mallory contemporaneously reported a sentence of one to three years. The appellate record confirms trial in February 1964, not October 1961. Earlier release on bail occurred in September or October 1961; exact custody endpoints remain unverified. The stated sentence is not time served.
Convicted: Yes

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