Thomas Morgan

Released
Gender:Male
Race:Black
Era:1910s
State:Virginia
Support
Anti-War Conscientious Objection
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Biography

Thomas Morgan was a conscientious objector from Virginia imprisoned during World War I. Court-martialed for refusing military service, he was held at Fort Leavenworth. Sentenced to 20 years in prison. (Documented in the Swarthmore College Peace Collection's World War I Conscientious Objectors database.) Archival note: African-American; sentenced to 20 years in prison

Case

United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth
Charges: Disobeying orders; refusal of military service (World War I court-martial of a conscientious objector)
Released: May 30, 1919
Sentence: Sentenced to 20 years in prison. Held at Fort Leavenworth. Released 1919 (May 30).
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Kansas

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