Nation in the Wichita jail, kneeling and reading the Bible

Nation was jailed several times for disturbing the peace and destroying private property. She included this photograph in her autobiography and provided the following text to accompany it: “Just before I left Wichita jail a photographer came to my cell and asked to take my picture. Here it is in the position of kneeling, reading my bible, which was my usual attitude.”

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