Communists like my uncle were sent to prison because they fought for democracy
Help Save People's World The economic crisis has hit People's World hard. We need the support of all our friends and readers to continue publishing. Communists like my uncle were sent to prison because they fought for democracy January 15, 2021 12:39 PM CDT By Roberta Wood LeRoy Wood, left, being led away by federal agents after his Smith Act conviction for conspiring to teach or advocate the overthrow of the U.S. government. | Courtesy of Roberta Wood My late uncle, LeRoy H. Wood, spent years in a federal prison in Lewi...