Langston Goldfinch

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1960s
State:Louisiana
Support
Civil Rights
Langston Goldfinch

Biography

Langston Goldfinch was a white Tulane graduate student arrested at a McCrory's lunch counter in New Orleans in September 1960 while sitting with three Black students. He was charged with criminal anarchy under Louisiana's sedition statute — facing up to ten years — along with criminal mischief and conspiracy.

Photo credit

Portrait accompanying the Times-Picayune obituary of Sydney Langston (Lanny) Goldfinch Jr., July 2017, via Legacy.com. The obituary identifies him as a member of the CORE Four arrested at the 1960 New Orleans sit-in.

Case

Charges: Criminal anarchy (Louisiana sedition statute), criminal mischief, conspiracy
Arrested: Sep 17, 1960
Sentenced: Jan 10, 1961
Sentence: 60 days and a $350 fine, with 60 additional days in default of payment; conviction reversed.

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