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Fred Reskin

Era:1930s
State:Colorado
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Biography

Fred Reskin of the Council of the Unemployed was the individually named person arrested during Denver’s January 21, 1931 hunger demonstration at the state capitol. A January 22 dispatch reports three thousand marchers and six thousand at the demonstration. It gives no statutory charge, disposition or complete custody duration. Source: https://marxists.architexturez.net/history/usa/pubs/dailyworker/1931/v08-n021-NY-jan-23-1931-DW-LOC.pdf#page=1

Case

Charges: Arrest during Denver unemployment-relief demonstration; precise statutory charge unreported.
Arrested: Jan 21, 1931
Sentence: Arrest reported, with outcome and duration unknown.