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Matewan Trial Transcript

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Incomplete court reporter's transcript of the Matewan Trial. This document records testimony bearing upon the event known as the "Matewan Massacre" that occurred on May 19, 1920 on the streets of Matewan, Mingo County. This brief but deadly encounter between local authorities and Baldwin-Felts detectives triggered a chain of events that led to an armed conflict between mine owners and their workers, resulting in the largest armed insurrection in post bellum American history. The transcript contains approximately 2000 pages documenting the trial's proceedings from its commencement on February 12, 1921 to February 23, 1921. It includes testimony of more than thirty participants and witnesses ranging from Baldwin-Felts survivors to a pair of Matewan telephone operators; it does not include examinations of Sid Hatfield or C.E. Lively which apparently transpired at later sessions.
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Matewan Trial Transcript 0.4 Linear Feet 5 in. (1 flat storage box)

Incomplete court reporter's transcript of the Matewan Trial. This document records testimony bearing upon the event known as the "Matewan Massacre" that occurred on May 19, 1920 on the streets of Matewan, Mingo County. This brief but deadly encounter between local authorities and Baldwin-Felts detectives triggered a chain of events that led to an armed conflict between mine owners and their workers, resulting in the largest armed insurrection in post bellum American history. The transcript contains approximately 2000 pages documenting the trial's proceedings from its commencement on February 12, 1921 to February 23, 1921. It includes testimony of more than thirty participants and witnesses ranging from Baldwin-Felts survivors to a pair of Matewan telephone operators; it does not include examinations of Sid Hatfield or C.E. Lively which apparently transpired at later sessions.

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