Monthly Archives: June 1965

New York Times: “7 in Capital Sit-In Get 180-Day Terms”

The New York Times reported on Sheila’s sentencing on June 23, 1965:

NY Times, June 23, 1965, "180-Day Terms" (PDF Version)

They were released on $300 bond while they filed an appeal:

55.DC.5. US v 7 Defs (formerly District of Columbia v) (Dist of Col Ct of Genl Sess) Mar 11, 1965: 7 staged sit-in inside the White House to protest re Selma, Ala; arrested. Je 22: convicted; 180 days; $300 appeal bond. Pending.

(From Civil Liberties Docket, November 1965)