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Black women in the courts (6)
Both Woods and Mitchell were represented by lawyers, which was not typical of those arrested during the disorder. It is not clear if their presence contributed to the relatively lenient treatment the women received from Magistrate Renaud.
The five women received sentences that spanned the range given to those convicted after the disorder: Jacobs and Brown had their sentences suspended; Mitchell was given the option of a fine or three days in the Workhouse (she paid the fine); Tai was given a term of five days in the Workhouse; and Murrell a term of one month in the Workhouse.