Cornelia Sanders

Era:1930s
State:Pennsylvania
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Biography

Cornelia Sanders was one of two Black workers arrested in Philadelphia on March 26, 1931, for distributing leaflets calling for the March 28 protests against lynching and deportations. The March 27 Daily Worker reports $500 bond each. A bond amount does not establish actual release. No verdict, sentence or completed custody total is given. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/dailyworker/1931/v08-n075-NY-mar-27-1931-DW-LOC.pdf#page=1

Case

Charges: Distributing leaflets for demonstrations against lynching and deportations; statutory charge not specified.
Arrested: Mar 26, 1931
Sentence: Held on $500 bond following March 26, 1931 arrest. Release and final outcome unknown.

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