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Word: cellblock (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...main cellblock of Rangoon's big central jail rang to a chorus of angry chants: "Rebellion, Rebellion; Rise, Rise. Jail, Jail; Open, Open!" The Prisoners' Union - latest manifestation of a contagious Burman fever for organizing - was holding a protest meeting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BURMA: Open the Door, Jailer | 2/17/1947 | See Source »

...Sandy Valley just across the river from West Virginia. When Fred was born in 1890, the Vinsons lived in a red brick, tree-shaded house with the jail in the rear. There was a sign outside which to a casual observer might have applied to home and cellblock alike: "$10 fine for talking to prisoners...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Reconverter | 7/9/1945 | See Source »

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