Gastonia gazette correspondence, 1929, 1939.

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Gastonia gazette correspondence, 1929, 1939.

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The collection contains communications addressed to the editor of the "Gazette," April-July 1929, concerning the drive to organize North Carolina textile workers, the strike at Manville-Jenckes mill, and murder charges against Fred Erwin Beal and others following the shooting of Police Chief D. A. Aderholt on June 7, 1929. Also included are: communication from Beal and Will Truitt, strike organizers; two letters from anonymous individuals; and two news releases from the International Labor Defense. Also included is a copy, 1939, of a printed petition addressed to Governor Clyde R. Hoey of North Carolina, asking pardon for Beal, with space for signatures.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Truitt, Will, fl. 1929.

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Atkins, Benjamin Elberfield, 1848-1909.

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International Labor Defense

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Established by the Communist Party of the United States of America as its legal defense arm in 1925 to aid labor, political prisoners, and victims of reactionary violence. Using mass demonstrations and publicity, the International Labor Defense (ILD) conducted national and worldwide campaigns to gather support for its cases. In 1946 the ILD merged with the Civil Rights Congress. From the description of International Labor Defense records, 1926-1946. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122...

Beal, Fred Erwin, 1896-1954

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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...

Atkins family.

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Atkins, James William, 1880-1965.

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Atkins, Emmet D.

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Aderholt, D. A., d. 1929.

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