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Casefile 16-130. Subfile 1, Section 2. Alabama, 1919-1921

 File — Reel: 10
Identifier: 6

Scope and Contents

December 1, 1919-January 6, 1921. 187pp. Subjects: Violence and intimidation directed against black coal miners; UMWA and AFL officials correspondence regarding state militia actions in Alabama coal mining district; open shop versus closed shop issues; mediation of labor dispute; Southern Afro-American Federation of Industrial Brotherhood; U.S. Marshal deployment of special deputies guarding coal mines. Begins at 0651.

Dates

  • 1919-1921

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Conditions Governing Access

From the Collection:

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Extent

2.22 cubic feet

Repository Details

Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository

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