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George Freedman

Era:1930s
State:New York
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Biography

George Freedman was a striking shoe salesman in the Kitty Kelly dispute, represented by Retail Shoe Salesmen’s Union Local 1268 in New York. The union’s contemporary account individually places him among pickets arrested at the Fordham store Saturday, August 8, 1936. The union alleged that police selected recognized strikers for arrest while ignoring a citizens’ support line. Cases were scheduled for Bronx Magistrates Court later that week; the report establishes actual arrest, not a completed hearing, conviction, release or measured jail term. Daily Worker, August 11, 1936, page 3. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/dailyworker/1936/v13-n192-NY-aug-11-1936-DW-Q.pdf#page=3

Case

Charges: Arrest during Kitty Kelly shoe-salesmen strike picketing; individual formal charge unprinted.
Arrested: Aug 8, 1936
Sentence: Actual arrest reported; subsequent hearing prospective, disposition and custody duration unknown.