Governor Pardons Civil Rights Activist

Governor Blanco pardoned Rev. Betty Claiborne yesterday, forty years after she was arrested in an attempt to use a segregated swimming pool in Baton Rouge. The Advocate reports that Rev. Claiborne was held in jail for 10 days following her arrest, but she feels that her actions were well worth it in the fight against segregation and racism.

Posted by Capital Clerks at January 18, 2005 09:31 AM