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Karl Reeve

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1920s
State:District of Columbia
Support
Communism Communist Party USA
Karl Reeve

Biography

Karl Reeve, editor of the Labor Defender, was one of the leaders arrested in the December 1928 anti-war and "Free John Porter" demonstration in Washington, D.C., when police jailed some two dozen workers and several children. The leaders were sentenced to sixty days or $100; those who refused to pay their fines sat out their terms in jail.

Case

Arrested: December 1928
Sentence: Sixty days or \$100; served the term on refusing to pay.
Convicted: Yes