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William Patterson (Pittsburgh speaker, 1932)

Full name:William Patterson
Era:1930s
State:Pennsylvania
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Biography

WilliamPatterson was arrested for speaking at an anti-Dies-Fish deportation-bill demonstration in Pittsburgh. The June29,1932 report says he had since been freed. His case was the trial JamesDeadmon attended when jailed. This speaker is not merged by name alone with the national ILD lawyer WilliamL.Patterson. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/dailyworker/1932/v09-n155-jun-30-1932-DW-LOC.pdf#page=1

Case

Charges: Arrest for anti-deportation speech; statutory count unprinted.
Sentence: Reported freed by June29,1932; exact arrest, physical release day and complete custody unknown.