Gastonia (N.C.)

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Washburn discusses some photos with Judith Helfand and George Stoney. Romaine sings several songs dealing with unions and the cotton mill.

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Pearson, Betty Pearson Short, and Paul Short discuss working in the textile mills, and the textile workers' strike of 1934. Wiggins discusses going to work at 13, working in textile mills, and the textile workers' strike of 1934.

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Wallace discusses her childhood, living in the mill village, her parents, working in the textile mills, the textile workers' strike of 1934, and other topics.

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Griggs discusses the Loray Mill Strike, which occurred in 1929, growing up in a mill village, the paternalism of the mill village, standing up to the textile companies and other topics.

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Moses uses his radio show to help Stoney reach out to and find textile workers from the Loray Mill, particularly African American workers. Moore drives Stoney and his crew around the area around the Loray Mill and discusses things such as the Labor Day parades and the businesses that were previously in the area. Passmore shows the filmmakers and Ernest Moore around the Firestone Mill, which was previously called the Loray Mill at the time of the General Textile Strike of 1934.

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Moses and Stoney talk about the making of the film on-air and take calls from listeners who may have been involved in the 1934 strike.

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Moses and Stoney talk about the making of the film on-air and take calls from listeners who may have been involved in the 1934 strike.

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Ragan discusses the McAdenville mills. Wright discusses growing up in a mill village, the 1934 Labor Day Parade in Gastonia, N.C., the textile workers' strike of 1934, wages, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and other topics.

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Ragan discusses schools in Gastonia in the early 20th century, and the textile workers' strike of 1934 from the perspective of the mill ownership.

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Ragan discusses how mill workers were recruited, the necessity of building mill villages, the differences between the New England textile industry and the Southern textile industry, efficiency in the mills, the textile workers' strike of 1934 and how the Great Depression affected the textile industry in 1934.

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Ragan discusses the movement of workers from the farms to the mill village, the relationship between the mills and churches, schools in Gastonia, and the history of various textile mills in Gastonia.

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Ragan discusses the textile workers' strike of 1934, his father's reaction to it, and the impact that it had on unionization in the South.

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Ragan discusses his father's education and the founding of Ragan Spinning Company, the differences between the textile industry in New England and the South, and his work on a history of the textile industry in Gaston County.

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Ragan discusses the textile workers' strike of 1934, unionization in the South, the impact of the textile workers' strike of 1934, and other topics.

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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.

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Slayton talks about mill hours and wages, mill management, and the role of women in the textile mill.

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Slayton talks about life in the mill village, labor leader Albert Hinson, and labor union activity.

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Slayton talks about mill management, labor union organization attempts, and working conditions in the mills.

Abstract Roy "Whitey" Grant discusses the impacts of the 1934 strike, life at the Firestone Cotton Mill, and his and Arval Hogan's music careers. Arval Hogan discusses the impacts of the 1934 strike, life at the Firestone Cotton Mill, and his and Roy "Whitey" Grant music careers. Polly Grant discusses raising her children, working in the textile mills around Gastonia, N.C. and other topics. Evelyn Hogan discusses raising her children, working in the textile mills around Gastonia, N.C. and other...

Abstract The first part of this interview is the continuation of the Mass in L1995-13_AV049. This interview is conducted in a larger group. Several narrators are not named. Garderner discusses his father, his father's work in the mill, and the integration of the cotton mills. Wilson discusses unfair labor practices, the nature of segregation, and her work in the textile mills. Kay discusses unfair labor practices, and his work in the textile mills. Doree discusses her work in the textile mills, her...