Newnan (Ga.)
Found in 47 Collections and/or Records:
Old Acquaintance Reunion 5, 9 June 1991
This video consists some exterior shots of Newnan, Ga., and the start of the Old Acquaintance Reunion.
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.
Sallie Kate Hannah Interview
Hannah discusses what it was like to work in various types of mills (wool, cotton, hosiery), working conditions before and after Roosevelt's labor reforms, and what it was like living in and around the mill village.
Woody Wood Interview, 13 June 1991
Wood discusses growing up in mill village, his father's role as a supervisor, and the textile workers's strike of 1934.