Andrew Wade

Released
Gender:Male
Race:Black
Era:1950s
State:Kentucky
Support
Civil Rights
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Biography

Andrew Wade was a Black Navy veteran whose 1954 purchase of a home in a white Louisville neighborhood triggered the sedition case. He was harassed and charged with breach of peace after his house was bombed.

Case

Charges: Breach of peace / harassment charges.
Sentence: Harassed with charges. Charges as recorded: Breach of peace / harassment charges after buying a home in a white Louisville neighborhood (his house was then bombed).
Convicted: Charges after his home was bombed; he was the target, not the bomber.

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