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Gastonia (N.C.)

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 66 Collections and/or Records:

Troy Jones and Jake Gray Interviews

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Identifier: L1995-13_AV0401
Abstract

Jones discusses his work as a textile worker, the Great Depression, union organizing, the Loray Mill Strike of 1929, the textile workers' strike of 1934, and other topics. Gray discusses his family's history in the textile mills, the impact of the Great Depression on his family, working in the textile mills, the textile workers' strike of 1934, and other topics.

Dates: 1987-1995

Union Workshop Interview, 25 August 1990

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Identifier: L1995-13_AV0013
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This video is a continuation of L1995-13_AV0012. In this video union members discuss the history of the labor movement in Cooleemee, N.C., the role of African Americans in the union, and how they are educating their children about the labor movement.

Dates: 25 August 1990

Woodrow Wright and Jake Gray Interviews

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Identifier: L1995-13_AV0557
Abstract

Wright discusses Labor Day in Gastonia, and walks George Stoney through two of the departments in the mill he worked in. Grey discusses the textile workers' strike of 1934, compares the differences between the textile industry in New England and the South, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Social Security, and segregation in the mill.

Dates: 1987-1995

Woodrow Wright Interview 1, 24 August 1990

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Identifier: L1995-13_AV0556
Abstract

Wright discusses the textile workers' strike of 1934, the perception of the unions, the 1934 Labor Day parade, the after effects of the strike, and other topics.

Dates: 24 August 1990

W.W. Williams and Robert Ragan Interviews, 22 August 1990

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Identifier: L1995-13_AV0716
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Williams discuss his education in textiles and his work in the textile mill. Ragan discusses his grandfather G.W. Ragan's founding of the Ragan Mills and the early history of that mill.

Dates: 22 August 1990

Yates Heafner, Roy "Whitey" Grant, Arval Hogan, Pauline Grant, and Evelyn Hogan Interviews

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Identifier: L1995-13_AV0346
Abstract Heafner discusses working as a mediator for the Textile Labor Relations Board during the 1930s. Roy "Whitey" Grant discusses working at the Firestone Cotton Mill, playing music with Arval Hogan, and performing on local radio stations. Arval Hogan discusses working at the Firestone Cotton Mill, playing music with Roy "Whitey" Grant, and performing on local radio stations. Polly Grant discusses working at the Firestone Cotton Mill and raising her children. Evelyn Grant discusses working at the...
Dates: 1987-1995