Editing Gus Hall (section)

==Move to Minneapolis==
After his studies, Hall moved to [[Minneapolis]] to further the YCL activities there.<ref name="barkan" /> He was involved in [[hunger marches]], demonstrations on behalf of farmers, and various strikes during the [[Great Depression]].<ref name="barkan" /> In 1934, Hall was jailed for six months for taking part in the [[Minneapolis general strike of 1934|Minneapolis Teamster's Strike]], led by [[Trotskyism|Trotskyist]] [[Farrell Dobbs]].<ref name="barkan" /> After serving his sentence, Hall was [[Blacklisting|blacklisted]] and was unable to find work under his original name. He changed his name to Gus Hall, derived from Kustaa (Gustav) Halberg.<ref name="ANB">[http://www.anb.org/home.html ''Gus Hall''] in the [[American National Biography]]</ref> The change was confirmed in court in 1935.<ref name="ANB" />