Ernest Hannah and Bessie Hannah Interview
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Scope and Contents of the Collection
The Uprising of '34 Collection demonstrates how communities can be impacted in contemporary ways by history and memory, decades after a series of events occur. Veterans of the events of 1934 and their descendants-black, white, mill worker, manager, union, and non-union- were interviewed about mill village life, work conditions, southern contemporaneous culture as well as the strike itself. This finding aid describes the digitized oral history-style interviews available in Georiga State University Library's Digital Collections.
Dates
- Creation: 1987-1995
Creator
- From the Collection: Stoney, George C. (Person)
- From the Collection: Helfand, Judith (Person)
Restrictions on Access
All of the interviews are available online in GSU's Digital Collections.
Biographical Note
Ernest Hannah was a textile worker and manager in Columbus, Ga. Bessie Hannah was a textile worker in Columbus, Ga.
Extent
1 item(s) (audio (1:28:34 duration))
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Abstract
Ernest Hannah and Bessie Hannah discuss working in the textile mill, the textile workers' strike of 1934, the music they performed, and other topics.
Subject
- Dwight Manufacturing Company (Organization)
- Bibb Manufacturing Company (Organization)
- Pepperell Manufacturing Company (Organization)
Geographic
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
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Atlanta, Georgia 30303
404-413-2880
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