George Greene

Released
Date of birth:08. 10. 1943
Date of death:24. 10. 2018
Age:75† Deceased
Era:1960s
State:Mississippi
Support
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee NAACP
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Biography

George Greene was a Greenwood civil-rights organizer who worked with SNCC and the NAACP youth movement. His 1963 imprisonment included the Leflore County Penal Farm and Parchman. He continued voter-registration work after release.

Cases

Charges: Arrest during a Greenwood demonstration; exact statutory charge unverified
Incarcerated: 1963
Released: 1963
Sentence: Six-month hard-labor sentence and $500 fine; the interview-based history reports 67 days actually served before his father obtained release. Custody included county farm and Parchman; exact endpoints unverified.
Charges: Initially held for auto-theft investigation; subsequently charged with speeding
Arrested: February 1964
Incarcerated: February 1964
Released: 1964
Sentence: Thirty hours detained with MacArthur Cotton during voter-registration work in Natchez in late February 1964. Exact days and disposition unverified.

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