Ruby Fredericka Shuttlesworth

AKA: Ruby Frederika Shuttlesworth
Released
Full name:Ruby Shuttlesworth
Gender:Female
Race:Black
Era:1960s
State:Alabama
Time Imprisoned:
1 Day
Support
Civil Rights
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Biography

Ruby Fredericka Shuttlesworth, a daughter of the Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, was arrested and jailed with her sister and brother in Gadsden, Alabama in 1960 for 'breach of the peace' after they sat in the front of a segregated Greyhound bus. She was convicted of juvenile delinquency and placed on indefinite probation.

Case

Charges: 'Breach of the peace' / juvenile delinquency — sitting in the front of a segregated bus
Arrested: Aug 16, 1960
Incarcerated: Aug 16, 1960
Released: Aug 17, 1960
Sentence: Indefinite juvenile probation (on appeal)
Convicted: Yes

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