Carole Merritt

Released
Full name:Carole Elaine Merritt
Era:1960s
State:Mississippi
Time Imprisoned:
28 Days
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Carole Merritt

Biography

Carole Merritt was a SNCC field worker in Canton.

Photo credit

Carole Merritt, individually captioned portrait in The Student Voice, February 11, 1964, page 2. Cropped; photographer not identified.

SNCC’s February 4, 1964 chronology names Carole Merritt as Carole Elaine Merritt. Contemporary chronology, page 1.

Case

Charges: Contributing to the delinquency of a minor; publishing libel
Arrested: Jan 24, 1964
Sentenced: Feb 3, 1964
Incarcerated: Jan 24, 1964
Released: Feb 21, 1964
Sentence: February 3, 1964: $500 and six months on each count. Released February 21 on appeal bond.

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