Biography
Robert Benjamin “Bob” Canney (July 7, 1928–August 21, 1988) was a Florida educator and civil-rights and antiwar activist. Arrested after speaking at the April 18, 1970 Straub Park demonstration in St. Petersburg, he was convicted of resisting arrest and sentenced to two years. He was briefly confined at Lake Butler and freed on appeal. Authorities returned him to custody in November 1975; the University of Florida’s archival finding aid records his eventual release after five months. His wife Connie helped organize a national campaign for his freedom.
Robert Benjamin “Bob” Canney (July 7, 1928–August 21, 1988) was a Florida educator and civil-rights and antiwar activist. Arrested after speaking at the April 18, 1970 Straub Park demonstration in St. Petersburg, he was convicted of resisting arrest and sentenced to two years. He was briefly confined at Lake Butler and freed on appeal. Authorities returned him to custody in November 1975; the University of Florida’s archival finding aid records his eventual release after five months. His wife Connie helped organize a national campaign for his freedom.
New American Movement, volume V number 9, May 1976, PDF page 5; Robert “Bob” Canney Collection finding aid, University of Florida.
Source-reported institution: Lake Butler reception facility, Florida.
