Aiken, Archibald M., 1888-1971
- Authoritative Name:
- Aiken, Archibald M., 1888-1971
- Biography:
- " lawyer and judge of the Danville Corporation Court who opposed desegregation. During the Danville civil rights protests of 1963 Aiken gained national notoriety after confronting the demonstrators and issuing an injunction to ban most forms of public protest in the city. He convened a special grand jury, which indicted three protest leaders for conspiring to incite “the colored population of the State to acts of violence and war against the white population.” Controversial, stubborn, and outspoken, Aiken continued to fight against integration throughout the 1960s."--Encyclopedia of Virginia, https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/aiken-archibald-m-1888-1971/
- Associated Subjects:
- Aiken, Archibald M., 1888-1971
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