Biography
George Washington was a Canton, Mississippi, store owner identified as jailed in a contemporary CORE report.
CORE field secretary Edward S. Hollander’s February 26, 1964 report identifies George Washington, a Canton store owner, as arrested on January 22 and jailed before obtaining bail. The report describes a suspended thirty-day sentence; it does not establish thirty days actually served. Exact custody endpoints and total days remain unverified. CORE report, page 4.
