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Fyke Farmer

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1950s
State:Tennessee
Support
Anti-War
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Biography

Fyke Farmer was a war-tax resister who refused to pay federal income tax on the ground that the Korean War was illegal under the Nuremberg principles. The government placed a $4,733 lien on his home.

Case

Charges: Refusal to pay federal income tax.
Sentence: A $4,733 tax lien on his home. Charges as recorded: Refusal to pay federal income tax for war (war-tax resistance test case).
Convicted: Civil tax enforcement action.