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Marion Davis

Era:1930s
State:Tennessee
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The June 8 dispatch reports these organizers arrested in Memphis on a non-bailable breach-of-peace accusation after efforts to organize Black and white workers. A possible use of Georgia-style insurrection law is discussed as a threat, not an adjudicated death sentence. Exact arrest, discharge and complete duration remain unknown. Daily Worker, June 9, 1930, original PDF page 1. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/dailyworker/1930/v07-n138-NY-jun-09-1930-DW-LOC.pdf#page=1

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Sentence: The June 8 dispatch reports these organizers arrested in Memphis on a non-bailable breach-of-peace accusation after efforts to organize Black and white workers. A possible use of Georgia-style insurrection law is discussed as a threat, not an adjudicated death sentence. Exact arrest, discharge and complete duration remain unknown. Daily Worker, June 9, 1930, original PDF page 1. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/dailyworker/1930/v07-n138-NY-jun-09-1930-DW-LOC.pdf#page=1