Cooleemee (N.C.)

Chattis and Jordan discuss the history of unionization in Cooleemee, working in the textile mills, the textile workers' strike of 1934, life in the mill village, and other topics.

Chattis and Jordan discuss Jordan's childhood, career and the roles of politics and religion in the mills. The second half of the video has Chattis at a union meeting where the various union members discuss the textile workers' strike of 1934, their education on the union, perceptions of the union in the media and other topics.

Cynthia Chattis and Charlie Jordan discuss the textile workers' strike of 1934, unions in Cooleemee, segregation in the textile mills, the mill villages and a strike that happened in Cooleemee after 1934. Carrie Chattis and Jim Chattis discuss the textile workers' strike of 1934, living in the mill village, a later strike in Cooleemee, and other topics. Foster discusses the textile workers' strike of 1934 and its impact on Cooleemee's unionization.

Chattis and an unidentified woman discuss working in a textile mill, living in a mill village, the 1934 textile workers' strike, and other topics.

Cynthia Chattis shows her grandmother photographs and asks her to explain them. Chattis and her grandmother discuss her experiences working in a mill in Cooleemee, N.C., domestic workers employed by mill workers' families, prejudice against mill workers, and various people and things in the photographs. Cynthia Chattis asks Charlie Jordan (her father?) questions about life in the mill village, his participation in a time study, the 1934 strike, and other topics.

Neely discusses a letter written by the employees of Irving Mills in Cooleemee, N.C., organizing for labor and civil rights in Cooleemee, and other topics. Lamb looks at several newspapers from around Honea Path, S.C. at the time of the strike, while reading ones that have to do with the deaths at Chiquola Mills.

Neely discusses the writing of letters by African American textile workers in the 1930s, growing up in Cooleemee, N.C, the textile workers' strike of 1934, and other topics.

Foster discusses his memories of the 1934 strike and why Cooleemee later unionized. Mills discusses his service with the National Guard during the 1934 strike.

Cope discusses serving in the National Guard during the textile workers' strike of 1934, and the reception that the guardsmen received.

Jones and Blatney discuss the strike, and the letter Jones's father wrote to Franklin Roosevelt. Neely discusses a letter written to Washington, D.C. in which the African American workers at Irving Mill in Cooleemee, N.C.

This video is a continuation of L1995-13_AV0012. In this video union members discuss the history of the labor movement in Cooleemee, N.C., the role of African Americans in the union, and how they are educating their children about the labor movement.