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Upton Sinclair

Gender:Male
Era:1910s
State:New York
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Biography

Upton Sinclair was arrested in New York during a silent protest against the Ludlow massacre in April 1914.

PBS identifies Sinclair as the author of The Jungle and records his April 29, 1914 arrest, along with four women, during a silent parade outside Rockefeller’s Standard Oil offices protesting the Ludlow massacre. It does not supply charges, custody endpoints or a completed sentence.

American Experience, Goldman timeline.

Case

Arrested: Apr 29, 1914
Sentence: The timeline documents this arrest but supplies no individual charge, completed disposition, prison term or physical custody endpoints.