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W. J. Hodge

Released
Gender:Male
Race:Black
Era:1960s
State:Kentucky
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W. J. Hodge

Biography

W. J. Hodge was arrested on March 14, 1961.

The Rev. W. J. Hodge, president of the Louisville NAACP, was jailed in the March 14, 1961 mass arrest of downtown-desegregation demonstrators in Louisville.

Case

Charges: Disorderly conduct — Louisville desegregation demonstrations
Arrested: Mar 14, 1961
Incarcerated: Mar 14, 1961
Sentence: Jailed in the Louisville desegregation arrests