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Marie Richardson

Released
Gender:Female
Race:Black
Era:1950s
State:District of Columbia
Support
Civil Rights Communism
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Biography

Marie Richardson was a Black Progressive Party leader in Washington, D.C. convicted in March 1952 of falsely denying Communist Party membership on a Library of Congress job application. Bail was denied and she was given a heavy sentence in what supporters saw as a political frame-up.

Case

Charges: False statement — denying Communist Party membership on a federal job application.
Sentence: 28 months to 7 years and a $2,000 fine. Verdict as recorded: Convicted March 1952; bail denied.
Convicted: Yes