William Murdoch

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1920s
State:Massachusetts
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William Murdoch

Biography

William T. Murdoch was one of the leaders of the 1928 New Bedford, Massachusetts textile strike, jailed repeatedly on charges of "disturbing the peace" and serving months in the city jail for his picket-line activity, as the ILD's Labor Defender reported through the strike.

Case

Charges: Mass picketing (1928 New Bedford textile strike)
Arrested: 1928
Sentence: Served jail terms during the strike; the strike leaders faced mass conspiracy indictments.
Convicted: Repeatedly arrested and convicted, 1928

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