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Harry Thornton

Era:1930s
State:Kentucky
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Biography

Portelli identifies Harry Thornton as a Black Harlan miner jailed for drunkenness after attending National Miners Union meetings in 1931. The account places his detention within antiunion repression; endpoints and outcome are unknown.

Portelli identifies Harry Thornton as a Black Harlan miner jailed for drunkenness after attending National Miners Union meetings in 1931. The account places his detention within antiunion repression; endpoints and outcome are unknown.

Original source, PDF pages 205.

Case

Charges: Drunkenness, as reported by Portelli.
Sentence: Actual jail custody reported; imposed sentence and custody endpoints unknown.