Brooks, D. W. (David William), 1901-1999
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
D.W. Brooks Interview, 18 July 1990
Item
Identifier: L1995-13_AV0617
Abstract
Brooks discusses the cotton co-ops that he started in the 1930s, working with mill owners to sell them the cotton produced by the co-ops, the National Recovery Act, working with union leaders during the Korean War, Eugene Talmadge, Georgia Tech and other topics.
Dates:
18 July 1990
Nanny Leah Washburn and D.W. Brooks Interviews, 17 July 1990
Item
Identifier: L1995-13_AV0606
Abstract
Washburn discusses working conditions in the textile mills, and being on trial. Brooks discusses the economic conditions of the South from Reconstruction to the Great Depression, farming practices in the region, the movement of the textile industry from the Northeast to the South, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and his work with farming cooperatives.
Dates:
17 July 1990
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