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William Burnley

Era:1930s
State:Missouri
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William Burnley, a Kansas City union organizer, was named among workers arrested with A. W. Berry during the relief struggle. The May 30 dispatch reports their release after pressure in court, without exact arrest or physical discharge days, individual charges or complete duration. 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

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Sentence: William Burnley, a Kansas City union organizer, was named among workers arrested with A. W. Berry during the relief struggle. The May 30 dispatch reports their release after pressure in court, without exact arrest or physical discharge days, individual charges or complete duration. 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