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Claude King

Race:White
Era:1920s
State:Georgia
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Biography

Claude King was a worker whom a June 19, 1929 Macon dispatch identified as a victim of peonage on W. L. Arnold’s plantation. The report describes forced confinement since March 5, as reported in June 1929 and a federal prosecution of Arnold for holding and whipping workers. The precise location of the plantation, physical release and complete period of confinement are not supplied. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/dailyworker/1929/1929-ny/v06-n089-NY-jun-20-1929-DW-LOC.pdf#page=2

Case

Charges: Forced confinement in peonage on W. L. Arnold’s plantation
Sentence: Peonage confinement reported since March 5, as reported in June 1929. No exact admission, release or complete custody total established. Arnold was the alleged captor, not this worker’s prosecutor. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/dailyworker/1929/1929-ny/v06-n089-NY-jun-20-1929-DW-LOC.pdf#page=2