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Romaine Ferguson

Gender:Female
Race:Black
Era:1930s
State:Illinois
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Biography

Romaine Ferguson was a Black woman worker arrested at the June 14, 1930 American Negro Labor Congress anti-lynching meeting in Chicago where Lee Mason was beaten. The Daily Worker of September 8, page 1, reports that her case was due in court that day. The article describes her participation in organizing Black and white workers against lynching. It gives no formal individual charge, verdict, sentence or physical release date. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/dailyworker/1930/v07-n216-NY-sep-08-1930-DW-LOC.pdf

Case

Charges: Arrest at an anti-lynching meeting; individual formal charge unspecified.
Arrested: Jun 14, 1930
Sentence: Court hearing announced for September 8, 1930; no verdict, sentence or custody duration established. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/dailyworker/1930/v07-n216-NY-sep-08-1930-DW-LOC.pdf#page=1