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Martin, Charles H., 1945-

 Person

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Charles H. Martin collection of copies of the testimony of Leah Young and Annie Mae Leathers, textile workers

 Collection
Identifier: L1973-46
Abstract:

Four photocopied pages of testimony by Leah Young and Annie Mae Leathers, dated October 2, 1934. Young had been charged under Georgia's insurrection law after passing out literature at the Exposition Cotton Mill where she worked. The originals are part of the International Labor Defense Papers (Schomburg Center, New York Public Library).

Dates: 1934

Charles H. Martin collection on Angelo Herndon

 Collection
Identifier: L2023-05
Abstract

Charles H. Martin collection on Angelo Herndon, circa 1932-circa 1937, was created by Martin while researching his The Angelo Herndon Case and Southern Justice (LSU Press, 1976) and consists primarily of legal records. Angelo Herndon, a labor organizer convicted in 1932 on charges of attempting to incite insurrection in Atlanta, was freed in 1937 when the U.S. Supreme Court found the Georgia insurrection law unconstitutional.

Dates: circa 1932-circa 1937

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African American labor union members 1
Atlanta (Ga.) 1
Labor leaders 1
Labor unions -- Organizing 1
Textile factories 1
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