Angelo Herndon was convicted in Georgia for possessing Communist literature and organizing Black and white workers, alleged to advocate insurrection.

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Herndon v. Lowry is a 1937 U.S. Supreme Court case that overturned Angelo Herndon’s conviction under Georgia’s insurrection statute, marking a significant victory for civil liberties and racial justice in the context of anti-Communist repression.

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Herndon v. Lowry factSummary Angelo Herndon was convicted in Georgia for possessing Communist literature and organizing Black and white workers, alleged to advocate insurrection.