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Vernell Dieudonne

Released
Gender:Male
Race:Black
Era:1950s
State:Pennsylvania
Support
Civil Rights
Vernell Dieudonne

Biography

Vernell Dieudonne was a Lincoln University student arrested in 1950 for refusing segregated theater seating. He and his fellow students won a civil-rights damages suit in 1953.

Case

Sentence: Prevailed in a 1953 civil-rights damages suit.
Convicted: Won a civil-rights damages suit in 1953.