Norman Silverman

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1950s
State:Illinois
Support
Civil Rights Civil Liberties
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Biography

Norman Silverman was arrested for distributing leaflets headed 'End Mob Rule in Cicero' after the 1951 anti-Black housing riot, and was then swept into the Cook County grand jury's 'conspiracy' indictment that targeted the Clarks' supporters instead of the white rioters.

Case

Charges: 'Conspiracy'.
Sentence: Faced up to a year; indictment ultimately dismissed. Charges as recorded: 'Conspiracy' — after distributing leaflets condemning the Cicero racial riot.
Convicted: Indicted 1951 (indictments later dropped).

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