Musmanno, Michael A. (Michael Angelo), 1897-1968

Michael A. Musmanno was a member of the Pennsylvania State Legislature from 1929 to 1931. He authored a bill outlawing the Coal and Iron Police in western Pennsylvania. He also authored the movie script, and later the novel, Black fury which fictionalized the story of John Barkowski, an employee of the Pittsbugth Coal Company who was beaten to death by the Coal and Iron Police for no apparent reason. Musmanno represented Mrs. Sophia Barkowski in the Barkowski case against three members of the Coal and Iron Police who were subsequently acquitted.

From the description of The Coal and Iron Police : collection, 1922-1964. (Duquesne University Library). WorldCat record id: 48500613

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