J. S. Phifer

Released
Gender:Male
Race:Black
Era:1950s
State:Alabama
Support
Civil Rights Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights
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Biography

The Rev. J. S. Phifer was an associate of Fred Shuttlesworth in the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights, tried with him in 1958 over the Birmingham bus-desegregation protest in which thirteen riders were jailed for refusing to move from the front seats. Phifer was fined $100 and given a 60-day sentence.

Case

Charges: Bus-segregation ordinance / conspiracy
Sentence: $100 fine and a 60-day sentence Verdict as recorded: Convicted with Shuttlesworth Charges as recorded: Bus-segregation ordinance / conspiracy — the Birmingham bus protest
Convicted: Yes

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