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Dudley (Detroit, 1934)

Released
Full name:Dudley
Race:Black
Era:1930s
State:Michigan
Time Imprisoned:
2 Days
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Biography

Dudley was a Black literature seller associated with the Workers Book Shop in Detroit. The Daily Worker, August 20, 1934, page 3 reported that police arrested him, seized pamphlets, questioned him about the books and held him for two days before release. His first name and exact detention dates were not printed. No formal sedition charge is established by the investigation.

Case

Sentence: Held for two days and released.