Roy Wood

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1950s
State:District of Columbia
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Communism Communist Party USA
Roy Wood

Biography

Roy Wood was a Washington, D.C. Communist Party leader prosecuted under the Smith Act, which was used widely against Communist Party members during the McCarthy era. He was convicted in Baltimore in April 1952 and sentenced to three years in prison and a $1,000 fine.

Case

Charges: Smith Act violation (advocating overthrow of the government)
Sentence: 3 years in prison and a $1,000 fine Verdict as recorded: Yes — convicted April 1952, Baltimore
Convicted: Yes

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