M. Watkins (Bonus Army veteran, 1932)

Full name:Watkins
Era:1930s
State:District of Columbia
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Biography

M.Watkins, a Black BonusArmy veteran, was arrested by Washington police for selling the WorkersExServicemen’sLeague pamphlet CloseRanks. The June26 report says he was held incommunicado for three days without a booked charge or public arrest record while a veterans’ committee searched. This documents a detention stage, not a proven complete term or exact endpoints. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/dailyworker/1932/v09-n152-jun-27-1932-DW-LOC.pdf#page=1

Case

Charges: Police detention for selling CloseRanks political pamphlet; no booked charge reported.
Sentence: Held incommunicado three days according to the June26 report; admission, final physical discharge and complete actual duration unknown.

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