Frederick Harold Berger

Released
Date of birth:1885
Gender:Male
Era:1910s
State:California
Time Imprisoned:
2 Years 3 Months
Support
Anarchism Industrial Workers of the World
Frederick Harold Berger

Biography

Frederick Harold Berger was born in Russia. Immigrated to the United States in 1913.

An anarchist, Berger was involved in “revolutionary groups in Russia” and participated in the 1905 Revolution before migrating to the United States. Shortly thereafter he joined the Industrial Workers of the World. Arrested in Fresno, California, in September 1917 for public drunkenness, he was detained when authorities discovered his IWW membership card. Berger stated: “I hold allegiance to no country. The world is my country…I was a syndicalist since I was a lad of 13 or 14.” He was deported aboard the Buford on December 21, 1919.

Case

Charges: Public drunkenness
Arrested: September 1917
Incarcerated: September 1917
Released: Dec 21, 1919
In exile since: Dec 21, 1919
Sentence: Arrested in September 1917 and deported to Soviet Russia aboard the Buford transport on December 21, 1919. The source records no release on bail or bond, so custody pending deportation is recorded from arrest to sailing; if evidence of an interim release surfaces, the span should be shortened.

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