Biography
David Selden, president of the American Federation of Teachers, was jailed in connection with the 1970 Newark teachers strike. The participant account The Anatomy of a Strike confirms actual custody and describes service of a two-month sentence. Exact custody endpoints and a complete actual duration remain unresolved.
The Anatomy of a Strike identifies David Selden as president of the American Federation of Teachers and reports his February 18, 1970 arrest while picketing McKinley School. It says he refused bail and was taken to Newark Street Jail. A release-photo caption is dated February 24; the initial-release chronology has not been reconciled with differing accounts, so no exact custody endpoints are assigned here. The honor roll says he served a two-month sentence, and the booklet identifies him entering Essex County Penitentiary. This confirms actual custody but does not establish an exact actual duration because the relationship of the separate stays is unresolved. No day or month counter is inferred.
