The Stolen Girls of Leesburg Stockade

In the summer of 1963, in the heat of the Civil Rights Movement, a group of young girls—some as young as 12—were arrested for protesting segregation in Americus, Georgia. But what happened next remained a hidden chapter of history for decades.

This video explores the harrowing story of the Leesburg Stockade Girls, who were held for weeks in a primitive, dilapidated Civil War-era guardhouse. No beds, no working plumbing, and no contact with their terrified families. They weren’t just protestors; they were children who faced unimaginable conditions for the simple demand of equality.