On the C-SPAN Networks: Anne Braden is a Co-Bureau Chief for the Southern Organizing Cmte. Econ. Justice with four videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1991 Forum.

Anne Braden (1924-2006) was a freedom fighter in the US South. She talked and walked left. Ben Wilkins’ book “Anne Braden Speaks” (Monthly Review Press 2022) is a collection of her path ...

Carl Braden, left, was accompanied by his wife, Anne, after his release from prison in La Grange on July 2, 1955. He served seven months after being convicted of advocating sedition.

Carl Braden, left, was accompanied by his wife, Anne, after his release from prison in La Grange on July 2, 1955. He served seven months after being convicted of advocating sedition.© James N ...

Anne Braden was never tried, and within two years Carl’s conviction was overturned. But this story does not have a happy ending.