Belmont (Gaston County, N.C.)

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.

Friday discusses his retirement and golf. Jaggers discusses his service in World War II, his time as an educator and police officer, and golf. Cloninger discusses her time working in the mills, her childhood, raising her children and her faith.

Friday discusses the 1934 strike and the union. Garrett discusses a photo taken of her during the 1934 strike, the strike, the union, her working life at the Imperial Mill and her childhood. Cloninger discusses the 1934 strike, the unions, her working life at the Imperial Mill and her childhood.

Moore talks about what the mill village and the surrounding business used to look like, a Labor Day parade in Gastonia on the first day of the strike, and strikers' activities.

Michael discusses his childhood in the mill village at Eagle Mills in Belmont, N.C., his views on the union and other topics.

Henry Queen and Florine Queen discuss life on the mill village, union organizing, conditions in the textile mill, the textile workers' strike of 1934 and other topics.

Gray discusses his family, the mills they owned, mill villages, and the textile workers' strike of 1934. Wetzel discusses his childhood, his work in the textile mills, his family's history in the textile industry, mill villages and other topics.

Lineberger talks about his time as mill owner, his father, who was also a mill owner, relationships between management and labor, mill housing, the 1932 election and other topics. Lineberger discusses the Chronicle Mill, the Majestic Manufacturing Company, Imperial Yarn Mills, National Yarn Mill, Acme Mills, Linford -Stowe Spinning, Perfection Mill, Eagle Mill, Climax Mill and National Crescent Mill.

Cloninger discusses her marriage, life in the mill village, and working at the mill. Garrett discusses working in the textile mill and the 1934 strike. Phurman Biggerstaff discusses his childhood memories of the strike and the impact of the strike. Louise Biggerstaff discusses memories of her childhood in the mill village.

Lynch, Brown and Helms discuss the 1934 strike, why George Stoney might be having trouble finding former union members, and life in the mill village. Hinson discusses music and dancing during her portion of the video.

Washburn talks about the Lineberger family, workers being fired because of union membership, his family, reasons why he didn't join the union, and a flu epidemic that affected the United States. Myra Heffner reads from archival documents related to the 1934 strike.

Hardin Washburn was a textile worker at the Chronicle Mill in Belmont, N.C.

Wallace discusses her childhood, living in the mill village, her parents, working in the textile mills, the textile workers' strike of 1934, and other topics.

Moses uses his radio show to help Stoney reach out to and find textile workers from the Loray Mill, particularly African American workers. Moore drives Stoney and his crew around the area around the Loray Mill and discusses things such as the Labor Day parades and the businesses that were previously in the area. Passmore shows the filmmakers and Ernest Moore around the Firestone Mill, which was previously called the Loray Mill at the time of the General Textile Strike of 1934.

Ragan discusses the McAdenville mills. Wright discusses growing up in a mill village, the 1934 Labor Day Parade in Gastonia, N.C., the textile workers' strike of 1934, wages, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and other topics.

Murphy discusses the day to day running of the union. Stewart discusses his working life in the textile mills, being an African American working inside the mills, his farming, baseball and other topics.

Murphy and Lisk discuss their fathers' roles in the union, Murphy's role in the union, union organizing in Belmont, N.C., segregation, the importance of education, and the aftermath of the Textile Workers' Strike of 1934.

Murphy discusses her childhood, working conditions in the mill, her educational experiences, her involvement in the union, including a trip to New York City for a United Textile Worker meeting and other topics.

Murphy discusses the 1934 General Strike, the letters she wrote the labor board on behalf other workers, feeding strikers, union meetings, and other topics.

Lisk and Murphy discuss the organizing the union, life in the mills, and the impact of the strike. Lisk and Rev. Frank Miller discuss Red Lisk, Lisk's childhood, union orgainzing, preaching, and other topics.