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Bob Davis

Released
Gender:Male
Race:Black
Era:1930s
State:Florida
Support
Communism Communist Party USA
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Biography

Bob Davis was a Communist organizer in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. In June 1938 police raided his home as he was holding a local Communist Party meeting and arrested all of the attendees on 'vagrancy' charges. That night he was taken from his cell at 3 A.M. and beaten by deputies. After a few days the charges were dropped and he and others were released in response to a support campaign.

Case

Charges: Vagrancy (mass arrest after raid on his house)
Arrested: 1938
Sentence: Jailed and beaten in custody.