State of North Carolina vs. Fred Erwin Beal, and et al. Transcript: September 30, 1929 – October 16, 1929

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State of North Carolina vs. Fred Erwin Beal, and et al. Transcript: September 30, 1929 – October 16, 1929

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This collection contains the complete transcript of the prosecution of Fred Erwin Beal, a communist labor organizer, and others involved in the 1929 Loray Mill Textile Workers' Strike, for the murder of Gastonia Police Chief Orville F. Aderholt. The transcript covers the retrial in the State of North Carolina Superior Court during September and October 1929. The collection also includes Judge M.V. Barnhill's January 18, 1930 charge to the jury.

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Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138

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Aderholt, O. F.

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State vs. Fred Erwin Beal, et al. N. C. 278, 154 S. E. 604 (1930). In 1929, Fred Erwin Beal (1896-1954), a communist and National Textile Workers Union (NTWU) organizer, arrived at the Loray Mill in Gastonia, North Carolina. There, the young New Englander worked toward unionization of the mill workers. Many workers did join the NTWU as a result of Beal’s efforts. The company responded to the unionization by firing five union members in May 1929. After the firings, the un...

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