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Paul Rosenkrantz

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1960s
State:Massachusetts
Support
Civil Liberties
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Biography

Paul Rosenkrantz was a former Communist Party member who began serving a three-month contempt-of-Congress sentence in February 1960 — described as the fourth 'First Amendment defendant' jailed in three months — for admitting his own past membership but refusing to name others before a House committee.

Case

Charges: Contempt of Congress
Sentence: Three months in jail Verdict as recorded: Convicted; jailed February 1960 Charges as recorded: Contempt of Congress — refusing to name fellow Communists
Convicted: Yes