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Ruth Williams

Released
Gender:Female
Race:White
Era:1930s
State:New York
Support
Communism Unemployed Councils
Ruth Williams

Biography

Ruth Williams was one of the Buffalo, New York workers jailed in 1930 for demanding "work or wages" in the unemployment demonstrations, drawing a sentence of six months and a $50 fine.

Case

Arrested: 1930
Sentence: Six months and a $50 fine in jail.
Convicted: Yes