Judge in S.C. tosses sit-in convictions for Friendship Nine
By Devon M. Sayers and Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN
Updated 1:19 PM ET, Wed January 28, 2015
Criminal records cleared for activists decades later
Source: WSOC
Added on 10:49 AM ET, Tue January 27, 2015
Arrested for Sit-In, 'Friendship 9' Convictions To Be Overturned
Source: NBC NEWS
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Famed Civil Rights Protesters to Have Arrest Records Erased
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJAN. 27, 2015, 11:15 A.M. E.S.T.
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Nine black men arrested for integrating a whites-only South Carolina lunch counter 54 years ago may be heroes in the historic record, but in the record of the law they are still convicted trespassers.
That criminal record will soon be erased.
On Wednesday, a prosecutor is expected to ask a judge to vacate the arrests and convictions of the men known as the Friendship Nine.
The men say that brings both relief and a hope for the future.
No Fear For Freedom : The Musical
Posted: 6:00 pm, January 23, 2015 by Trey Maggio
Friendship 9 Musical Behind the Scenes
Published on Apr 1, 2015
This news story was shot, written, edited, and voiced by Daisy Burroughs.