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George Ford (Sonoma County labor raid, 1935)

Full name:George Ford
Era:1930s
State:California
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George Ford (Sonoma County labor raid, 1935)

Biography

Individually captioned with C. Meyer as a victim beaten by Sonoma County vigilantes after labor leaders were seized on August 21, 1935. This is extrajudicial political captivity during orchard and hop-field organizing, not the later Fort Dix conscientious resister George Ford. Source: https://mc.dlib.nyu.edu/files/books/tamwag_fawf000024/tamwag_fawf000024_lo.pdf#page=11

Case

Charges: Political arrest or extrajudicial seizure described in the cited contemporary account; individual statutory count unprinted.
Arrested: Aug 21, 1935
Sentence: Actual arrest or seizure reported; no precise completed custody duration established.