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Raissa Browder

Released
Gender:Female
Race:White
Era:1950s
State:New York
Support
Communism
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Biography

Raissa Browder was the Russian-born wife of former Communist leader Earl Browder, arrested with him in Yonkers, New York on September 30, 1952 during the McCarthy era. She was charged with perjury concerning her naturalization and jailed when bail was refused after she declined to cooperate.

Case

Charges: Perjury (concerning her naturalization)
Sentence: Unknown
Convicted: Arrested September 30, 1952, Yonkers, NY; jailed when bail was refused