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Thomas Dennis

Released
Gender:Male
Race:Black
Era:1950s
State:Michigan
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Communism Communist Party USA
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Biography

Thomas Dennis was a Black Communist Party leader in Detroit prosecuted under the Smith Act during the McCarthy era. He was convicted in 1954 of conspiring to advocate the overthrow of the U.S. government.

Case

Charges: Smith Act — conspiring to advocate the overthrow of the U.S. government
Sentence: Convicted under the Smith Act
Convicted: Yes