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Joe Lineberger and Mrs. Lineberger Interview

 Item
Identifier: L1995-13_AV0318

Scope and Contents of the Collection

From 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

Restrictions on Access

All of the interviews are available online in GSU's Digital Collections.

Biographical Note

Joe Lineberger was a textile manufacturer in Gastonia, N.C.

Extent

1 item(s) (video (57:00 duration))

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Abstract

Lineberger talks about his role as a mill manufacturer, his relationship with the mill workers, his father A.C. Lineberger, and changes that were brought about as a result of the New Deal. Mrs. Lineberger talks about workers still living and working in the community.

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

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