Cannon Mills Company
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Rosa Mae King Murphy, Rev. Richard Lisk, Rev. Frank Miller, and Frank Miller Jr.
Lisk and Murphy discuss the organizing the union, life in the mills, and the impact of the strike. Lisk and Rev. Frank Miller discuss Red Lisk, Lisk's childhood, union orgainzing, preaching, and other topics.
Rose Slayton and Dr. Elliot White Interviews
Rose Slayton only appears at the beginning of this video. Dr. Elliott White tours his childhood home and the mill community, including the downtown Gastonia area, the exterior of three mills in the area (Cannon, Voorhees, and Sidney) and mill housing.
Yates Heafner, Betty Hinson, and Laurie Rushmeyer Interviews
Heafner discusses his work with Textile Labor Relations Board during the 1930s. Hinson discusses her involement in the Uprising of '34 documentary, her memories of her parents and grandparents work, and her childhood in a mill village. Rushmeyer discusses working conditions at Cannon Mills in Kannapolis, N.C., during the 1990s, and union organzing.
Yvonnie Hill and Rev. Frank Miller Interviews
Hill discusses handing over her diaries to Gaston County Museum. Miller discusses life in the mill village, union organizing, the 1934 strike, wages, and other topics.
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