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Hugh Workman

Race:Black
Era:1930s
State:New York
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Biography

Hugh Workman was named as a Black worker arrested when New York police broke up a Harlem welcome demonstration for Ada Wright, mother of two Scottsboro defendants. The article reports their trial postponed twice amid crowded courtrooms. No exact arrest or release date, sentence or complete custody duration is supplied. Labor Defender, April 1934, original PDF page 14. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/labordefender/1934/v10n04-apr-1934-orig-LD.pdf#page=14

Case

Charges: Arrest during a Harlem Scottsboro solidarity demonstration; statutory charge unspecified.
Sentence: Trial postponed twice; final outcome and time served unknown.