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Newnan (Ga.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 47 Collections and/or Records:

Arthur Duncan Interview 1, 17 August 1991

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Identifier: L1995-13_AV0587
Abstract

Duncan discusses working in a textile mill, the textile workers' strike of 1934, the aftermath of strike, labor unions and union organizing.

Dates: 17 August 1991

Arthur Duncan Interview 2, 14 June 1991

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Identifier: L1995-13_AV0607
Abstract

Duncan discusses his family, moving from a farm to a mill village, working conditions in the mill, his wife's death due to working with asbestos, and the textile workers' strike of 1934.

Dates: 14 June 1991

Arthur Duncan Interview 3, 14 June 1991

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Identifier: L1995-13_AV0608
Abstract

Duncan discusses the textile workers' strike of 1934, working at the mill before and after the advent of union organization, his wife's battle with cancer cause by asbestos exposure, his education and other topics.

Dates: 14 June 1991

Arthur Duncan Interview 4, 14 June 1991

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Identifier: L1995-13_AV0609
Abstract

Duncan discusses moving from the farm to Newnan due to boll weevil infestation, the textile workers's strike of 1934, Franklin D. Roosevelt, African Americans in the labor union, the eviction of union leaders from mill housing, and other topics.

Dates: 14 June 1991

Arthur Duncan Interview 5, 17 August 1991

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Identifier: L1995-13_AV0604
Abstract

Duncan discusses the textile workers' strike of 1934, the aftermath of the strike, the eviction of workers from mill housing, the reunion of former textile workers in Newnan, Ga., and other topics.

Dates: 17 August 1991

Arthur Duncan Interview 6, 17 August 1991

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Identifier: L1995-13_AV0605
Abstract

Duncan discusses the textile workers' strike of 1934, a wildcat strike in 1935, union organizing and other topics.

Dates: 17 August 1991

Bertha Morris Interview, 11 June 1991

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Identifier: L1995-13_AV0017
Abstract

Morris discusses working in a textile mill, growing up on the mill village, food during the Great Depression, childhood in the mill villages and other topics,

Dates: 11 June 1991

Budd and Edna Neil Interviews, 4 June 1991

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Identifier: L1995-13_AV0015
Abstract

Budd Neil talks about the 1934 strike, the impact of the strike, the National Recovery Act, and working as a child laborer. The second half of the interview is with several unidentified discussants who appear to be textile workers. The group discusses African American Mill workers, perceptions of the union in the 1930s, and perceptions of the union today.

Dates: 4 June 1991

Etta Mae Zimmerman and Robert Zimmerman Interview

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Identifier: L1995-13_AV0752
Abstract

Etta Mae Zimmerman, Robert Zimmerman and an unidentified man discuss the textile workers' strike of 1934, working in the textile mill, and the aftermath of the strike.

Dates: 1987-1995

Etta Mae Zimmerman Interview 3

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Identifier: L1995-13_AV0783
Abstract

Zimmerman discusses her family, work in the textile mills, and life in the textile village. Two unidentifed women are then interviewed for the remainder of the video, they discuss going to work in the textile mills, living in the mill village, alcohol in the mill village, education, and other topics.

Dates: 1987-1995

Flow Bowie Interview 1, 13 June 1991

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Identifier: L1995-13_AV0573
Abstract

Bowie discusses life in the mill village, her husband's work as a union organizer, union organizing, the textile workers strike of 1934, working in a textile mill and other topics.

Dates: 13 June 1991

Flow Bowie Interview 2, 13 June 1991

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Identifier: L1995-13_AV0575
Abstract

Bowie discusses the impact of the textile workers' strike of 1934, her career as textile worker and other topics.

Dates: 13 June 1991

Flow Bowie Interview 3, 13 June 1991

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Identifier: L1995-13_AV0576
Abstract

Bowie discusses working in a textile mill, her childhood, life in the mill village, her husband's work as a union organizer and her thoughts on the union.

Dates: 13 June 1991

Flow Bowie Interview 4

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Identifier: L1995-13_AV0016
Abstract

Bowie discusses working in the textile mill, moving around following her husband, union organizing, the textile workers' strike of 1934, and other topics.

Dates: 1987-1995

Irene Brooks and Lonnie Morris Interview, 16 June 1991

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Identifier: L1995-13_AV0503
Abstract

Brooks and Morris discuss union organization, strikes, and blackballing as a result of union efforts.

Dates: 16 June 1991

Irene Brooks Interview 1, 16 June 1991

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Identifier: L1995-13_AV0504
Abstract

Brooks discusses her life as a textile worker and union member.

Dates: 16 June 1991

Irene Brooks Interview 2, 16 June 1991

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Identifier: L1995-13_AV0505
Abstract

Brooks discusses striking with the union and the repercussions of union membership on her family.

Dates: 16 June 1991

Judith Helfand and George Stoney Interview 1

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Identifier: L1995-13_AV0118a
Abstract

Stoney and Helfand discuss the making of "The Uprising of '34," how their telling of the story evolved, the ways in which difficulties in filming shaped the film, and other topics.

Dates: 1987-1995

Judith Helfand and George Stoney Interview 2

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Identifier: L1995-13_AV0118b
Abstract

Stoney and Helfand discuss concerns they had while filming The Uprising of '34, how Judith, as a non-Southerner, was able to get people to open up, Judith's concerns about traveling in the South, how they worked with various institutions to find interview subjects, and other topics.

Dates: 1987-1995

Lonnie Morris and Annie Morris Interview 1, 16 June 1991

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Identifier: L1995-13_AV0744
Abstract

Annie Morris, Lonnie Morris, and an unidentified woman discuss union organizing in 1934 and the 1990s, the impact of the textile workers' strike of 1934.

Dates: 16 June 1991