Leon J. Kamin

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Full name:Leon Kamin
Date of birth:29. 12. 1927
Date of death:22. 12. 2017
Age:89† Deceased
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1950s
State:Massachusetts
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Civil Liberties
Leon J. Kamin

Biography

Leon J. Kamin was a research assistant cited for contempt of Congress after refusing to answer Senator McCarthy's subcommittee; his case was among the contempt prosecutions pending in 1955. He later became a prominent psychologist and critic of IQ testing.

Case

Charges: Contempt of Congress
Sentence: Faced prosecution for contempt of Congress Charges as recorded: Contempt of Congress — for refusing to answer McCarthy's subcommittee
Convicted: Cited for contempt; case pending in 1955

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