Biography
William Troublefield was a vice president of the Newark Teachers Union. The Daily Register of February 14, 1972 reports that he and fellow union leaders Carole Graves and Donald Nicholas left Essex County Jail the preceding day after completing 77-day terms for the 1970 teachers strike. This establishes release on February 13, 1972 and 77 days actually served, but does not establish the first admission day. The further three months mentioned in the report concerned Graves and is not assigned to him.
William Troublefield was a vice president of the Newark Teachers Union. The Daily Register of February 14, 1972 reports that he and fellow union leaders Carole Graves and Donald Nicholas left Essex County Jail the preceding day after completing 77-day terms for the 1970 teachers strike. This establishes release on February 13, 1972 and 77 days actually served, but does not establish the first admission day. The further three months mentioned in the report concerned Graves and is not assigned to him.
The participant account The Anatomy of a Strike reports that William Troublefield was arrested on February 6, 1970, booked and released on $1,000 bail. Its honor roll also lists him among officers given six-month sentences with three months suspended. The booklet concerns the 1970 strike. This initial arrest and bail release are separate from the later 77-day prison term ending February 13, 1972; they do not establish continuous custody from the arrest date.
The Anatomy of a Strike, printed page 12 (PDF page 14); printed page 106 (PDF page 108), honor roll.
