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Donegian

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Full name:Donegian Donegian
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1930s
State:Massachusetts
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Biography

Donegian was a citizen of Soviet Armenia slated for deportation to Turkey, committed for "observation" and subjected to spinal punctures and forced injections in the 1931 Lawrence, Massachusetts textile strike. In the 1931 strike of 23,000 textile workers at Lawrence, Massachusetts, the National Textile Workers' Union leadership was mass-arrested and several foreign-born organizers were held for deportation to break the strike.

Case

Charges: Strike-related charges or deportation proceedings (Lawrence textile strike)
Arrested: 1931
Sentence: Held during the Lawrence strike; defended by the ILD.
Convicted: Held / faced deportation, 1931