Emanuel Blum

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1950s
State:Indiana
Support
Communism Communist Party USA
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Biography

Emanuel Blum was described as 'Indiana's first Smith Act victim,' indicted in 1956 under the Smith Act's membership clause. He charged that he was really being prosecuted for having criticized President Eisenhower over the Korean War rather than for advocating any overthrow of the government.

Case

Charges: Smith Act membership clause
Sentence: Bail reduced from $20,000 to $5,000; awaiting trial Verdict as recorded: Indicted 1956; awaiting trial
Convicted: No — pending trial

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