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Mike Shantzek

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1950s
State:Florida
Support
Civil Liberties Anti-Fascism
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Biography

Mike Shantzek was an Abraham Lincoln Brigade veteran jailed in the 1954 Dade County 'subversive activities' probe for refusing, on Fifth Amendment grounds, to answer questions. He was released on $2,500 bail.

Case

Charges: Contempt —.
Sentence: Jailed; released on $2,500 bail. Charges as recorded: Contempt — for refusing, on Fifth Amendment grounds, to answer a Dade County 'subversive activities' probe.
Convicted: Jailed for contempt.