Mary Lucille Hamilton

Released
Date of birth:1935
Date of death:2002
Gender:Female
Era:1960s
State:Mississippi
Time Imprisoned:
1 Month 5 Days
Support
Civil Rights
Mary Lucille Hamilton

Biography

Mary Lucille Hamilton was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, on June 25, 1961, for participating in the Freedom Rides and challenging segregation in interstate transportation — one of the arrests recorded by the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission and preserved in the Civil Rights Digital Library, which also supplies her life years, 1935 to 2002. The catalog establishes the arrest, the participation, and the individually identified police photograph, but not the court disposition, any transfer to Parchman, or the physical release date; those fields are unresolved pending county-jail, court, or penitentiary records.

Cases

Arrested: Jun 25, 1961
Incarcerated: Jun 25, 1961
Released: Jul 25, 1961
Sentence: Jailed after the June 25, 1961 Freedom Ride arrest, held in Jackson and Hinds County custody and transferred to Parchman. In her contemporary account, Freedom Riders Speak for Themselves, Hamilton explicitly dates her release to July 25, 1961.
Charges: Contempt of court for refusing to answer until addressed as Miss Hamilton
Sentenced: Jun 25, 1963
Incarcerated: Jun 25, 1963
Sentence: Five days in jail and a $50 fine for contempt. The Alabama Supreme Court confirms that she served the five-day jail sentence. The exact release date remains unverified.
Convicted: Yes

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