Biography
A. W. Berry, identified as a Black Communist organizer in Kansas City, was arrested with four other workers during the relief struggle and severely beaten by police, according to the May 30 dispatch. The report says pressure in court secured the workers’ release. Exact custody endpoints, formal charges and completed duration remain unestablished. Daily Worker, May 31, 1934, page 3. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/dailyworker/1934/v11-n130-may-31-1934-DW-LOC.pdf#page=3