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Carl and Anne Braden in Court
Photographer: Kentucky Educational Television
Taken: 1954
Caption: Carl and Anne Braden in Court
Additional Description: The Bradens purchased a house in an all-white Louisville suburb on behalf of a Black family. But a firestorm erupted when the family, the Wades, moved into their new home. The house was repeatedly vandalized and bombed, and the Bradens were accused of being part of a Communist conspiracy and tried for sedition. Carl was convicted and served several months in prison.
Submitted: November 30, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
Database Locator Identification Number: p553269
File Size: 0.025 Megabytes

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