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W. J. Hodge

Released
Gender:Male
Race:Black
Era:1960s
State:Kentucky
Support
Civil Rights NAACP
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Biography

The Rev. W. J. Hodge, president of the Louisville NAACP, was jailed in the March 14, 1961 mass arrest of downtown-desegregation demonstrators in Louisville.

Case

Charges: Disorderly conduct — Louisville desegregation demonstrations
Sentence: Jailed in the Louisville desegregation arrests
Convicted: Jailed March 14, 1961