Rev. David Gerdes

Released
Race:White
Era:1910s
State:Illinois
Time Imprisoned:
4 Years 6 Months 11 Days
Support
Anti-Militarism
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Biography

Rev. David Gerdes, a Dunkard from Chicago, Illinois, began serving a prison sentence on November 21, 1918. He was sentenced to ten years for giving a "seditious sermon."

Case

Charges: Federal prosecution under the Espionage Act of 1917 and/or the Sedition Act of 1918.
Arrested: Nov 21, 1918
Incarcerated: Nov 21, 1918
Released: June 1923
Sentence: Ten years in prison (Espionage/Sedition Act conviction).

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