Belmont (Gaston County, N.C.)
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Bessie London, Betty Hinson, Claude Ward, Porter McAteer Interview
Hinson discusses learning about the '34 strike, becoming involved in the project and other topics. McAtter discusses the relationship between industry and organized labor in Gaston County, politics in Gaston County and other topics. London discusses her life in Belmont, N.C. Ward discusses his working life at the Eagle Mill and the '34 strike.
Betty Hinson and Yvonnie Hill Interview 2
Hill discusses everyday life in the mill, her memories of the strike, the diaries she kept, what she did after working in the mills and other topics.
Betty Hinson and Yvonnie Hill Interviews
Hinson discusses her grandmother working in the cotton mills during the 19th century, her time working in the mills and other topics. Hill discusses her time working in the mill as a 14 year old, her battle with polio, the 1934 strike, the attempts to organize the mills and other topics.
Claude Ward, Betty Hinson, Bessie London, and Bill Norris Interviews
Ward discusses what happened to some of the workers who protested post-strike treatment. Hinson discusses what happened to some of the workers who protested post-strike treatment, and life in the mill village. London discusses a mutual aid society formed by the women of Eagle Mill village. Norris sings a song that he was planning on singing at an upcoming reunion.
Eagle Mill Reunion Interview 1
The Eagle Mill Reunion brought together mill workers and families who lived in mill villages. Coverage of the reunion details conversations about mill village life, work after the mill, and the failure of a union at Eagle Mill in Belmont, N.C.