Sylvia Powell

Released
Date of death:July 2004
Gender:Female
Race:White
Era:1950s
State:California
Support
Press Freedom Anti-War
Sylvia Powell

Biography

Sylvia Campbell Powell was an editor of the China Monthly Review. A federal grand jury indicted her, John W. Powell and Julian Schuman on April 25, 1956 for sedition over the magazine’s Korean War reporting. The 1959 trial ended in a mistrial, and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy abandoned the remaining prosecution in 1961. Powell remained free on bail; no confinement was established.

Case

Charges: Sedition and conspiracy under the Espionage Act over China Monthly Review reporting
Sentence: Remained free on bail; no confinement established.
Convicted: No

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