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Ben Barrett

Case from Jasper, AL dated Jul 28, 1920

Victim Details

Ben Barrett

Male

Jasper

AL

1920-07-28

55

Ben

Barrett

06/25/2026

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In the summer of 1920, Walker County Deputy Sheriff Ben Barrett, a 55-year-old man with twelve years of service to his community, found himself in a fatal confrontation. On Wednesday, July 28th, he was attempting to arrest a union miner for disorderly conduct in Jasper, Alabama. The situation quickly escalated into violence. The miner, resisting arrest, produced a handgun and opened fire.

Deputy Barrett was struck by the gunfire and killed. In the ensuing chaos, a non-union miner who had ...
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    I’ve been reading through this case, and I can’t help but think about the young boy who was crit... ...Read More
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