James A.G. Perry

Released
Gender:Male
Race:Black
Era:1910s
State:New York
Support
Anti-War Conscientious Objection
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Biography

James A.G. Perry was a conscientious objector from New York imprisoned during World War I. Court-martialed for refusing military service, he was held at Fort Leavenworth. 10 years, reduced to 1. (Documented in the Swarthmore College Peace Collection's World War I Conscientious Objectors database.) Archival note: registered on June 5, 1917, but not as a C.O.; interviewed by Bd. on Feb. 14, the Disciplinary Barracks ; charge = Disobedience of Orders; original sentence was 10 years, reduced to 1.5 years; African-American

Case

United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth
Charges: Disobeying orders; refusal of military service (World War I court-martial of a conscientious objector)
Sentence: 10 years, reduced to 1. Held at Fort Leavenworth.
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Kansas

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