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Hilliard Bernstein

Era:1930s
State:Tennessee
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Biography

Hilliard Bernstein, a Workers Alliance of America organizer from Richmond, Virginia, was jailed in Rockwood, Tennessee, amid the Rockwood Hosiery Mill strike. A May 17, 1936 dispatch reports that his car was followed after he left a meeting at jailed union leader Jim Hinds's home. His own charge, exact arrest date, sentence and release are not stated. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/dailyworker/1936/v13-n119-NY-May-18-1936-DW-Q.pdf#page=3

Case

Charges: Arrest amid Rockwood Hosiery Mill strike organizing; individual charge not stated.
Sentence: No imposed sentence or actual release established by this report.