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Girls of the Leesburg Stockade

In 1963, 15 girls between the ages of 12 and 14 were jailed for protesting segregation.

Aired 08/09/2019

Georgia Stories

Girls of the Leesburg Stockade

Special | 7m 22sVideo has Closed Captions

In 1963, 15 girls between the ages of 12 and 14 were jailed for protesting segregation.

In 1963 in Americus, Ga., 15 girls between the ages of 12 and 14 were jailed in a one room stockade with no running water for 45 days for their roles in Civil Rights Movement protests. After they were released, the women didn't speak of their ordeal for over 50 years.

Aired 08/09/2019

Georgia Stories is a local public television program presented by GPB

Georgia Stories

Girls of the Leesburg Stockade

Special | 7m 22sVideo has Closed Captions

In 1963 in Americus, Ga., 15 girls between the ages of 12 and 14 were jailed in a one room stockade with no running water for 45 days for their roles in Civil Rights Movement protests. After they were released, the women didn't speak of their ordeal for over 50 years.

Aired 08/09/2019

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