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Carl Braden (1914 - 1975) Carl Braden, born on this day in 1914, was a left-wing trade unionist, journalist, and activist who was charged with sedition by the state of Kentucky after purchasing a... (stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co)
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Carl Braden (1914 - 1975)

Wed Jun 24, 1914

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Carl Braden, born on this day in 1914, was a left-wing trade unionist, journalist, and activist who was charged with sedition by the state of Kentucky after purchasing a home in an all-white neighborhood on behalf of a black family. He was married to Anne Braden, a prominent civil rights activist in her own right.

In 1954, to sidestep the residential race segregation in Louisville, Kentucky, the Bradens purchased a house in an all-white neighborhood and deeded it over to the Wades, an African-American family who had been unsuccessfully seeking a suburban residence. White segregationists responded by burning a cross in the yard, shooting into the home, and eventually destroying the building entirely with dynamite.

For his role in the affair, Carl Braden was charged with sedition, his work for racial integration being interpreted as an act of communist subversion. He was convicted on December 13th, 1954 and sentenced to fifteen years in prison.

Immediately upon his conviction, Carl Braden was fired from his job and blacklisted from local employment. He served seven months of his sentence before he was released on a $40,000 bond, the highest bond ever set in Kentucky up to that time.

On appeal, Carl's case made it to the Supreme Court (Braden v. United States, 1961), which ruled that Braden's conviction was constitutional, although this was later overturned.

In 1967, the Bradens were again charged with sedition for protesting the practice of strip-mining in Pike County, Kentucky.

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[–] diphthong@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

On appeal, Carl’s case made it to the Supreme Court (Braden v. United States, 1961), which ruled that Braden’s conviction was constitutional, although this was later overturned.

This sentence is not correct, Braden v. United States (1961) was not about about Braden's conviction for sedition in Kentucky. The Kentucky conviction was overturned in 1956. The Supreme Court case was about Braden's conviction for refusing to answer questions before the House Un-American Activities Committee. This conviction was not overturned. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braden_v._United_States