In testimony before the UnAmerican Activities Committee on June 9. 1949. Nelson refused to give the names of his mother or sisters and would not admit that he knew the name of a person by the name of Joseph Fleischinger on the grounds on selfIncrimination. In deportation proceedings in 1922 the Immigration inspector recommended the family be allowed to legalize their residence and Steve Nelson was naturalized in Detroit. Mich.. in November of 1928. Although it cannot be proved exactly when Nelson became a member of the Communist Party. there is strong evidence pointing to his becoming a member in 1925.
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