Emergency Legal Move Made to Free Youths Jailed in Americus, Georgia
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September 27, 1963

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Press Releases, Volume 1. Emergency Legal Move Made to Free Youths Jailed in Americus, Georgia, 1963. df4fce8a-b492-ee11-be37-00224827e97b. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/0151d0fc-c4a5-47a4-9964-e5925b5d68d9/emergency-legal-move-made-to-free-youths-jailed-in-americus-georgia. Accessed July 01, 2025.
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a 10 Columbus Circle, New York 19, N. Y. a) / JUDSON 6-8397 JACK GREENBERG. Director-Counsel Hiw YORK, Sept. 27.--Attorneys for ‘the BAACP Legal Defense Fund teday moved to secure release of five students demonstrators, three of whom are denied bail and confined to jail in Americus, les; since August Sth. Petition for writ of habeas corpus against Sumpter County Uheriff Fred Chappell was filed this morning in Stiperior court, jampter County, Georgia. # Students face unprecedented charges of “attempt te ne insurrection” against state of Georgia ( pital offense), fot, unlawful assembly, assault with intent to kill, and Fesisting arrest. NAACP Legal Defense attorneys argue rights re of freedom cf speech and assembly are violated. They also obj te the vague charge of “insurrection” applied to protest agai segregation. ¢ The WAACP Legal Defense Fund is being represented on the scene by attorney &. 8. King of Albany, Ga. Jack Greenberg, Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legel Defense ‘Fund announced that “mr. King will be joined by additional Defense ~ Pund counsel at the hearing to be held sometime next week. annie 90 cae: + For additional information, contact: Jesse DeVore, Director, Pubiic Information, NACE Legal Gonthimmide ard deddeciblelfor OS LiBohiei Bax Phipssds® » TTC JUDSON 6-3397