Joshua Sykes

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1910s
State:California
Support
Anti-Militarism
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Biography

Joshua Sykes, a pastor in the Church of the Living God from Berkeley, California, served a prison term in McNeil Island Penitentiary from January 21, 1919, to June 10, 1922. Sykes' religion forbade the purchase of Liberty Bonds and standing for the National Anthem.

Case

USP McNeil Island
Charges: Federal prosecution under the Espionage Act of 1917 and/or the Sedition Act of 1918.
Institution State: Washington

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