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Herbert Harris

Era:1930s
State:Tennessee
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Biography

Herbert Harris, the Socialist state organizer in Tennessee, was arrested in Memphis during preparations to show a labor film at a Workers Alliance mass meeting. The January 23, 1937 Socialist Call says Harris was seized while preparing the projector and Lambert was jailed minutes later under a fire-law pretext, though the equipment had been used at educational institutions. The arrests occurred the preceding week, but exact days, physical release, final verdicts and complete durations are unprinted. Socialist Call, January 23, 1937, original PDF page 4. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/socialist-call/call%202-97.pdf#page=4

Case

Charges: Alleged fire-law violation during preparations to show a labor film at a Workers Alliance meeting.
Sentence: Herbert Harris, the Socialist state organizer in Tennessee, was arrested in Memphis during preparations to show a labor film at a Workers Alliance mass meeting. The January 23, 1937 Socialist Call says Harris was seized while preparing the projector and Lambert was jailed minutes later under a fire-law pretext, though the equipment had been used at educational institutions. The arrests occurred the preceding week, but exact days, physical release, final verdicts and complete durations are unprinted. Socialist Call, January 23, 1937, original PDF page 4. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/socialist-call/call%202-97.pdf#page=4