John Black (Purity bakery picket, 1935)

Era:1930s
State:New York
Support
No image available

Biography

John Black was individually named among Purity bakery pickets arrested on suspicion in New York during the night before the December 16 report. The account describes repeated police interference with the bakery strike. No exact arrest time, physical discharge, final charge, verdict or complete duration is supplied. The named bakery picket is kept distinct from unrelated same-name prisoners. Daily Worker, December 17, 1935, original PDF page 3. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/dailyworker/1935/v12-n303-NY-dec-17-DW-Q.pdf#page=3

Case

Charges: Suspicion accusation during the Purity bakery strike.
Sentence: John Black was individually named among Purity bakery pickets arrested on suspicion in New York during the night before the December 16 report. The account describes repeated police interference with the bakery strike. No exact arrest time, physical discharge, final charge, verdict or complete duration is supplied. The named bakery picket is kept distinct from unrelated same-name prisoners. Daily Worker, December 17, 1935, original PDF page 3. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/dailyworker/1935/v12-n303-NY-dec-17-DW-Q.pdf#page=3

Related Cases

Benno Martini Benno Martini William Clay William Clay Murray Melvin Murray Melvin Carl Ohm Carl Ohm