Joseph Brandt

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1950s
State:Ohio
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Communism Communist Party USA
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Biography

Joseph Brandt was the former Ohio Communist Party organizational secretary, arrested on October 6, 1953, in the Ohio Smith Act roundup during the McCarthy era. He was held on $50,000 bail and charged with conspiring to advocate the overthrow of the U.S. government.

Case

Charges: Conspiracy to advocate the overthrow of the U.S. government (Smith Act)
Sentence: Unknown
Convicted: Arrested October 6, 1953; held on $50,000 bail

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