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Mary Louise Gilbert

Released
Gender:Female
Race:White
Era:1950s
State:Kentucky
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Biography

Mary Louise Gilbert was a social worker indicted under Kentucky sedition law in the 1954 Louisville case over aiding a Black family's move into a white neighborhood. She was held under a $10,000 bond.

Case

Charges: Kentucky sedition / criminal syndicalism.
Sentence: $10,000 bond. Charges as recorded: Kentucky sedition / criminal syndicalism — for aiding a Black family's move into a white Louisville neighborhood.
Convicted: Indicted.