Julius Hobson

Released
Date of birth:29. 05. 1922
Date of death:23. 03. 1977
Age:54† Deceased
Gender:Male
Era:1970s
State:District of Columbia
Support
Civil Rights Socialism
Julius Hobson

Biography

Julius Hobson was a Washington civil-rights organizer and socialist arrested on July 10, 1970 for paying twenty-five cents of a new thirty-two-cent bus fare during an organized fare strike. He was arrested again on February 25, 1972 for paying twenty-five cents of a forty-cent fare; a court imposed three hours in jail, later suspended because he had spinal cancer.

Cases

Charges: Refusing to pay a D.C. Transit fare increase as an organized protest
Arrested: Jul 10, 1970
Released: 1970
Sentence: The available sources document the arrest but do not establish a custodial sentence or final disposition.
Charges: Refusing to pay the full D.C. Transit fare as a protest
Arrested: Feb 25, 1972
Sentence: Three hours in jail, suspended after Hobson was diagnosed with spinal cancer.
Convicted: Yes

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