Augusta Birnberg

Released
Gender:Female
Race:White
Era:1950s
State:Florida
Support
Civil Liberties
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Biography

Augusta Birnberg was cited for contempt in the 1954 Dade County 'subversive activities' probe for refusing, on Fifth Amendment grounds, to answer questions. She sent her child away during the ordeal.

Case

Charges: Contempt —.
Sentence: Cited for contempt; she sent her child away. Charges as recorded: Contempt — for refusing, on Fifth Amendment grounds, to answer a Dade County 'subversive activities' probe.
Convicted: Cited for contempt.

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