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Ernest Palmer

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1930s
State:California
Support
Communism
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Biography

Ernest Palmer was one of six young workers, one of the six young demonstrators, who leapt the railing at the closing of the 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games on 14 August to demand freedom for Tom Mooney; convicted of "disturbing the peace," each was given the maximum 270 days in jail.

Case

Charges: Disturbing the peace ("Free Tom Mooney" protest at the Los Angeles Olympics)
Arrested: Aug 14, 1932
Sentence: 270 days in jail.
Convicted: Yes