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Goldie Watson

Released
Gender:Female
Race:Black
Era:1950s
State:Pennsylvania
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Civil Liberties
Goldie Watson

Biography

Goldie Watson was a Black former Philadelphia teacher cited in 1954 for refusing, on First and Fifth Amendment grounds, to answer a Congressional committee during the McCarthy era. She was cited for contempt of Congress.

Case

Charges: Contempt of Congress
Sentence: Cited for contempt of Congress Charges as recorded: Contempt of Congress — for refusing, on First/Fifth Amendment grounds, to answer a Congressional committee
Convicted: Cited 1954