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Samuel D. Levine

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1930s
State:New Jersey
Support
Communism Communist Party USA
Samuel D. Levine

Biography

Samuel D. Levine was one of nine Newark, New Jersey workers arrested at unemployment meetings in February 1930 and indicted under New Jersey's sedition law — facing up to fifteen years — for demonstrating against unemployment. He was a Communist candidate for the House, given two years' probation.

Case

Charges: Indicted under New Jersey's sedition law.
Arrested: Feb 4, 1930
Sentence: Faced up to fifteen years; outcomes ranged from probation to suspended sentences. Charges as recorded: Indicted under New Jersey's sedition law for demonstrating against unemployment at Newark.
Convicted: Indicted for sedition, 1930