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Marjorie Kendrick

Released
Gender:Female
Era:1940s
State:District of Columbia
Support
Anti-Imperialism
Marjorie Kendrick

Biography

Marjorie Kendrick was arrested outside the British Embassy on July 5, 1943 while picketing for the release of Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru and supporting the Quit India movement.

Photo credit

Marjorie Kendrick at the British Embassy picket, July 5, 1943. Washington Area Spark identifies the three pickets from left to right as Kendrick, Jane Fulton and Harold Lefever in this photograph. Photographer unknown; the collection describes an auction-acquired print and marks all rights reserved. Exact crop (660, 360, 950, 710) from the downloaded 2048 by 1648 JPEG; retained pixels unchanged. Source JPEG preserved in the batch archive. No open license asserted. Collection photograph and caption.

Case

Charges: Picketing at the British Embassy
Arrested: Jul 5, 1943
Sentence: The available account documents the arrest but does not establish a custodial sentence.