C. H. Kamann

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1910s
State:Illinois
Time Imprisoned:
3 Years 0 Days
Support
Anti-Militarism Anti-War
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Biography

C. H. Kamann, a teacher from Peoria, Illinois, began serving a prison sentence on May 9, 1918, for "alleged seditious remarks to children in his history class."

Case

Charges: Federal prosecution under the Espionage Act of 1917 and/or the Sedition Act of 1918.
Arrested: May 9, 1918
Incarcerated: May 9, 1918
Released: May 9, 1921
Sentence: 3 years and $5,000.

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