Unita Blackwell

Released
Date of birth:18. 03. 1933
Date of death:13. 05. 2019
Age:86† Deceased
Era:1960s
State:Mississippi
Support
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
Unita Blackwell

Biography

Unita Blackwell was a Mississippi voting-rights organizer and MFDP delegate who later became mayor of Mayersville. A contemporary profile records eleven days jailed in Jackson for her civil-rights work.

Case

Charges: Detention for civil-rights activism in Jackson; exact charge unverified
Sentence: Eleven days actually jailed in Jackson, Mississippi. Individual custody dates and any formal sentence remain unverified.

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