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Berman Gibson

Era:1960s
State:Kentucky
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Berman Gibson

Biography

In an interview, Hazard, Kentucky roving-picket leader Berman Gibson recalled that nine members of the miners’ movement, including himself, had been arrested during the previous election year, 1962, in an intimidation campaign. The report gives no exact arrest day, statutory charge, final outcome or complete custody duration. The Militant, November 25, 1963, vol.27 no.42, original PDF page 8. Source: https://www.themilitant.com/1963/2742/MIL2742.pdf#page=8

Portrait: exact rectangular crop from the individually captioned photograph, original PDF page 8. Tom Newman. Source: https://www.themilitant.com/1963/2742/MIL2742.pdf#page=8. Historical educational identification; no open-license or permission claim.

Case

Charges: Arrest during the 1962 Hazard-area miners’ organizing campaign; individual charge unspecified
Sentence: In an interview, Hazard, Kentucky roving-picket leader Berman Gibson recalled that nine members of the miners’ movement, including himself, had been arrested during the previous election year, 1962, in an intimidation campaign. The report gives no exact arrest day, statutory charge, final outcome or complete custody duration. The Militant, November 25, 1963, vol.27 no.42, original PDF page 8. Source: https://www.themilitant.com/1963/2742/MIL2742.pdf#page=8