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Welcome to the NPPC Archive. This Archive is a searchable index of the National Political Prisoner Coalition’s records: prisoner profiles, case files, movement periodicals, court documents, and oral histories. It collects, in one place, the materials that document the history of U.S. political imprisonment from the late nineteenth century to the present.

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Found 58 records

Pine Bluff daily graphic — 1918-08-18 (IWW Chicago Case (Haywood et al. conviction))

CollectionChronicling America — IWW Chicago Case DateAugust 18, 1918 PublishersPine Bluff daily graphic

Front-page coverage of the IWW Chicago trial verdict

Richmond times-dispatch — 1918-06-17 (Eugene Debs Espionage Act (Canton speech))

CollectionChronicling America — Eugene Debs Espionage Act DateJune 17, 1918 PublishersRichmond times-dispatch

Front-page report on Debs' Canton, Ohio anti-war speech

Sacramento daily record-union — 1887-11-12 (Haymarket Affair (executions))

CollectionChronicling America — Haymarket Affair DateNovember 12, 1887 PublishersSacramento daily record-union

Day-after coverage of the Haymarket executions

South Bend news-times — 1931-04-10 (Scottsboro Boys (first trials))

CollectionChronicling America — Scottsboro Boys DateApril 10, 1931 PublishersSouth Bend news-times

Front-page coverage of the first Scottsboro trial verdicts

Springfield daily republic — 1887-11-11 (Haymarket Affair (executions))

CollectionChronicling America — Haymarket Affair DateNovember 11, 1887 PublishersSpringfield daily republic

Front-page execution coverage of Spies, Parsons, Fischer, Engel

St. Paul daily globe — 1886-05-05 (Haymarket Affair (bombing))

CollectionChronicling America — Haymarket Affair DateMay 5, 1886 PublishersSt. Paul daily globe

Front-page coverage of the Chicago Haymarket riot

The Birmingham age-herald — 1919-11-08 (Palmer Raids (Nov 1919))

CollectionChronicling America — Palmer Raids DateNovember 8, 1919 PublishersThe Birmingham age-herald

Front-page report on federal arrests of alien radicals

The Milwaukee leader — 1918-07-01 (Eugene Debs Espionage Act (arrest))

CollectionChronicling America — Eugene Debs Espionage Act DateJuly 1, 1918 PublishersThe Milwaukee leader

Front-page report (Debs' own Socialist paper) on his arrest

The Milwaukee leader — 1921-12-25 (Eugene Debs Espionage Act (Harding commutation))

CollectionChronicling America — Eugene Debs Espionage Act DateDecember 25, 1921 PublishersThe Milwaukee leader

Christmas Day Milwaukee Leader front page on Debs' commutation

The Milwaukee leader — 1927-08-24 (Sacco-Vanzetti (execution))

CollectionChronicling America — Sacco-Vanzetti DateAugust 24, 1927 PublishersThe Milwaukee leader

Milwaukee Leader front-page execution coverage

The Ogden standard — 1919-11-08 (Palmer Raids (Nov 1919))

CollectionChronicling America — Palmer Raids DateNovember 8, 1919 PublishersThe Ogden standard

Front-page coverage of early Palmer Raids on radicals

The Ogden standard — 1919-11-12 (Centralia Massacre / Wesley Everest)

CollectionChronicling America — Centralia Massacre / Wesley Everest DateNovember 12, 1919 PublishersThe Ogden standard

Front-page coverage of the Centralia, WA Armistice Day clash

The Oklahoma City times — 1917-02-10 (Tom Mooney / Warren Billings (conviction))

CollectionChronicling America — Tom Mooney / Warren Billings DateFebruary 10, 1917 PublishersThe Oklahoma City times

Front-page report on Mooney guilty verdict

The Salt Lake herald — 1887-11-11 (Haymarket Affair (executions))

CollectionChronicling America — Haymarket Affair DateNovember 11, 1887 PublishersThe Salt Lake herald

Front-page report on the Haymarket hangings

The Washington herald — 1918-09-15 (Eugene Debs Espionage Act (sentencing))

CollectionChronicling America — Eugene Debs Espionage Act DateSeptember 15, 1918 PublishersThe Washington herald

Front-page report on Debs' 10-year prison sentence

The Washington times — 1915-11-19 (Joe Hill execution)

CollectionChronicling America — Joe Hill execution DateNovember 19, 1915 PublishersThe Washington times

Execution-day front page on Joe Hill

The Washington times — 1915-11-20 (Joe Hill execution)

CollectionChronicling America — Joe Hill execution DateNovember 20, 1915 PublishersThe Washington times

Day-after coverage of Joe Hill's death in Utah

The Washington times — 1916-07-23 (Tom Mooney / Warren Billings (Preparedness Day bombing))

CollectionChronicling America — Tom Mooney / Warren Billings DateJuly 23, 1916 PublishersThe Washington times

Front-page bombing coverage that led to Mooney/Billings arrests

The Washington times — 1917-06-16 (Emma Goldman & Alexander Berkman (anti-conscription arrest))

CollectionChronicling America — Emma Goldman & Alexander Berkman DateJune 16, 1917 PublishersThe Washington times

Front-page coverage of Goldman/Berkman anti-draft arrests

The Washington times — 1917-09-06 (IWW Chicago Case (Sept 1917 federal raids))

CollectionChronicling America — IWW Chicago Case DateSeptember 6, 1917 PublishersThe Washington times

Front-page report on the IWW raids ordered by Justice Dept

The Washington times — 1927-04-09 (Sacco-Vanzetti (death sentence))

CollectionChronicling America — Sacco-Vanzetti DateApril 9, 1927 PublishersThe Washington times

Front-page death-sentence coverage of Sacco and Vanzetti

The Washington times — 1927-08-24 (Sacco-Vanzetti (execution))

CollectionChronicling America — Sacco-Vanzetti DateAugust 24, 1927 PublishersThe Washington times

Washington Times execution-night coverage

The Washington times — 1931-03-26 (Scottsboro Boys (arrest))

CollectionChronicling America — Scottsboro Boys DateMarch 26, 1931 PublishersThe Washington times

Front-page report on the Alabama arrests of nine youths

The Washington times — 1932-11-07 (Scottsboro Boys (Powell v. Alabama))

CollectionChronicling America — Scottsboro Boys DateNovember 7, 1932 PublishersThe Washington times

Front-page Powell v. Alabama Supreme Court reversal

The Washington times — 1939-01-07 (Tom Mooney / Warren Billings (Olson pardon))

CollectionChronicling America — Tom Mooney / Warren Billings DateJanuary 7, 1939 PublishersThe Washington times

Front-page coverage of Gov. Olson's pardon of Tom Mooney