Biography
William Powell was a Black worker arrested and beaten by Wilmington police during their attack on Hunger Marchers. The Daily Worker of December 30, 1932 reports him out on bail with Ben Gold and Jennie Cooper on assault and battery charges, with trial scheduled for January 4, 1933. He is distinct from the Detroit Espionage Act defendant and the nineteenth-century South Carolina namesake. The source does not establish unreported custody endpoints or total time actually served.
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Daily Worker, original PDF page 3
William Powell was a Black worker arrested and beaten by Wilmington police during their attack on Hunger Marchers. The Daily Worker of December 30, 1932 reports him out on bail with Ben Gold and Jennie Cooper on assault and battery charges, with trial scheduled for January 4, 1933. He is distinct from the Detroit Espionage Act defendant and the nineteenth-century South Carolina namesake. The source does not establish unreported custody endpoints or total time actually served.