Title

Ellen Reasonover Freed

Description

Ellen Reasonover was OBS's first wrongful conviction campaign. Ellen Reasonover was a Black woman who was unjustly convicted of robbery and murder in 1983. She was sentenced to serve a 50-year prison sentence for a crime she did not commit.
OBS engaged in a long-term campaign to educate the public about the inherent flaws in the criminal justice system and to mobilize support for cases like Ellen's. This included fundraisers, community forums, protests. In 1999, Judge Jean Hamilton overturned Ellen's conviction. OBS organized a homecoming party and subsequent interviews.

Creator

Organization for Black Struggle

Subject

Ellen Reasonover

Wrongful Conviction

Prison Industrial Complex (PIC)

Organization for Black Struggle

Spatial Coverage

Saint Louis, Missouri

Date Created

1999

Format

Photograph

Rights

Organization for Black Struggle
Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike