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Anna Brooks

Era:1930s
State:New York
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Biography

Anna Brooks helped lead the strike at Spear Underwear Company, 134 Spring Street, with Sol Hertz. The November 23 issue reports that both were arrested on Thursday on the picket line, charged with disorderly conduct and were already out on bail. The date of the reported Thursday is November 19, 1931. The company was sending work to open shops and trying to impose piecework. No exact physical bail-release day, verdict, sentence or duration is given. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/dailyworker/1931/v08-n281-NY-nov-23-1931-DW-LOC.pdf#page=2

Case

Charges: Disorderly conduct for picketing in the Spear Underwear Company strike.
Arrested: Nov 19, 1931
Sentence: Reported out on bail by November 23, 1931; exact physical release day, verdict and actual custody duration not established. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/dailyworker/1931/v08-n281-NY-nov-23-1931-DW-LOC.pdf#page=2