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Harold Zepelin

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1950s
State:Colorado
Time Imprisoned:
3 Months 21 Days
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Communism Communist Party USA
Harold Zepelin

Biography

Harold Zepelin was a Denver-born Communist arrested under the Smith Act in August 1954 during the McCarthy era. He was jailed for roughly 114 days, with trial set for January 1955.

Case

Charges: Smith Act; conspiring to advocate the overthrow of the U.S. government
Arrested: Aug 1, 1954
Sentenced: Jun 23, 1955
Incarcerated: Aug 1, 1954
Released: Nov 22, 1954