Terry Pettus

Released
Date of birth:15. 08. 1904
Date of death:06. 10. 1984
Age:80† Deceased
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1950s
State:Washington
Support
Communism Communist Party USA
Terry Pettus

Biography

Terry Pettus was the editor of the People's World and a Communist prosecuted under the Smith Act during the McCarthy era. He was arrested in Seattle in September 1952.

Case

Charges: Smith Act violation (advocating overthrow of the government)
Sentence: Unknown Verdict as recorded: Awaiting trial — arrested September 1952, Seattle
Convicted: No — pending trial

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