Jonathan Luther Jackson

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Full name:Jonathan Jackson
Date of birth:07. 01. 1966
Age:60
Gender:Male
Era:1980s
State:District of Columbia
Time Imprisoned:
1 Day
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Jonathan Luther Jackson

Biography

Jonathan Luther Jackson was nineteen when he was arrested with his father Jesse Jackson and brother Jesse Jr. after they linked arms and sang on the steps of the South African Embassy. They chose to spend the night in jail to dramatize the campaign against apartheid.

Case

Charges: Demonstrating within 500 feet of an embassy
Arrested: Mar 11, 1985
Incarcerated: Mar 11, 1985
Released: Mar 12, 1985
Sentence: The arrest resulted in jail processing or brief detention; federal prosecutors generally declined to prosecute these embassy cases.

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