John H. Calhoun

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Full name:John Calhoun
Gender:Male
Race:Black
Era:1950s
State:Georgia
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Civil Rights NAACP
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Biography

John H. Calhoun was the head of Atlanta's NAACP, jailed for contempt in 1956 for refusing to hand over the organization's books to Georgia state revenue agents in the state's drive to tax the NAACP out of existence. He was released after four hours and given a one-year suspended contempt sentence by a judge who openly avowed segregationist views.

Case

Charges: Contempt —
Sentence: One year, suspended Charges as recorded: Contempt — for refusing to produce NAACP records to state agents
Convicted: Jailed for contempt; one-year suspended sentence

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