Newnan (Ga.)
Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:
Irene Brooks and Lonnie Morris Interview, 16 June 1991
Brooks and Morris discuss union organization, strikes, and blackballing as a result of union efforts.
Lonnie Morris and Annie Morris Interview 1, 16 June 1991
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.
Lonnie Morris and Annie Morris Interviews 2, 16 June 1991
Lonnie Morris discusses the textile workers' strike of 1934, the aftermath of the strike, living in a mill village, and other topics. Annie Morris discusses the textile workers' strike of 1934.
Lonnie Morris Interview, 13 June 1991
Morris discusses his childhood, his family's move from their farm in Alabama, his work in the cotton mills, the impact of the NRA and the labor codes, the General Textile Strike of 1934 and other topics.
Marion "Peanut" Brown, Joyce Brookshire, and Opal McMichael Interviews
Brown and Brookshire discuss Cabbagetown's past and sing several songs. McMichael discusses her father and the farm they had, and why they came to work in the cotton mills.
Opal McMichael and Leona Parham Interview, 16 August 1990
McMichael discusses the textile workers' strike of 1934 and her family. Parham talks with an acquaintance.
Opal McMichael and Roy Calhoun Interviews
McMichael discusses the textile workers' strike of 1934, life in the mill village, and other topics. Calhoun discusses working in the textile mills, the textile workers' strike of 1934, perceptions of cotton mill workers and other topics.
Opal McMichael Interview, 16 August 1990
McMichael discusses her family's move from their farm to the cotton mill village, attitudes in Newnan about unionization, the imprisonment of strikers, and the aftermath of the strike.
Opal McMichael Interview 2, 16 August 1990
McMichael discusses working in a textile mill, union organizing, and the textile workers' strike of 1934.