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Sam Shirah

Gender:Male
Era:1960s
State:Alabama
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Biography

Sam Shirah was detained during civil-rights demonstrations reported in May 1963.

The newsletter identifies Sam Shirah among the Freedom Walkers arrested May 3 after crossing into Alabama and still held at Kilby State Prison, Montgomery. The reported eighteenth day describes ongoing custody, not a completed term. No first admission or final release date is supplied.

Source: SNCC Newsletter, May 21, 1963, pages 1–2.

Case

Arrested: May 3, 1963