Word: penton
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...therefore enraged when town and county cops turned their backs while whites beat and otherwise harassed civil rights marchers in Bogalusa a couple of weeks ago. Christenberry cited Bogalusa's Public Safety Commissioner Arnold Spiers, Police Chief Claxton Knight, and Patrolman Donald Penton for civil contempt of court. Last week, during hearings, the judge was further enraged to see films of Bogalusa demonstrations which showed whites waving Confederate flags everywhere. "Except on the post office, are there any American flags there anywhere?" he asked. When some courtroom spectators laughed, Christenberry went on: "This is a serious business. Every picture...
...hearings, the judge found Spiers, Knight and Penton guilty, but he imposed no penalties immediately. Instead, Christenberry gave Spiers and Knight seven days to create and implement a security plan for Bogalusa's civil rights workers. Failure to do so, he warned, would mean fines of $100 a day for each. Failure to comply will also put Knight and Spiers in the custody of the U.S. Attorney General, who would then have the power to jail them or treat them like parolees. Penton got off with what amounted to a warning...