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Sam Herman

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1930s
State:Wisconsin
Support
Communism
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Biography

Sam Herman was a Communist Party organizer at Racine, Wisconsin during the 1934–35 Horlick's malted-milk strike. After being kidnapped and beaten by vigilantes, he was himself arrested on a 'criminal libel' charge with bail set at $2,500.

Case

Charges: Criminal libel (Horlick's strike)
Arrested: 1935
Sentence: Held on $2,500 bail.
Convicted: Arrested, 1935