Biography
Gene Ham was a National Committee to Combat Fascism organizer and Black poll watcher in Florence County, South Carolina. The Black Panther reported that he was assaulted during the June 23, 1970 congressional runoff and then arrested and lodged in Florence County Jail, where he remained while denied bond. A separate earlier drug accusation is mentioned without an established custody period. His actual release and final disposition are unresolved.
Gene Ham was a National Committee to Combat Fascism organizer and Black poll watcher in Florence County, South Carolina. The Black Panther reported that he was assaulted during the June 23, 1970 congressional runoff and then arrested and lodged in Florence County Jail, where he remained while denied bond. A separate earlier drug accusation is mentioned without an established custody period. His actual release and final disposition are unresolved.
Source-reported institution: Florence County Jail.
