Gastonia 1929: The Story of the Loray Mill Strike - Hardcover

Salmond, John A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 080782237X ISBN 13: 9780807822371

Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press, 1995

Synopsis

Of the wave of labor strikes that swept through the South in 1929, the one at the Loray Mill in Gastonia, North Carolina, is perhaps the best remembered. In Gastonia 1929 John Salmond provides the first detailed account of the complex events surrounding the strike at the largest textile mill in the Southeast. His compelling narrative unravels the confusing story of the shooting of the town's police chief, the trials of the alleged killers, the unsolved murder of striker and balladeer Ella May Wiggins, and the strike leaders' conviction and subsequent flight to the Soviet Union.

About this title

Review:

The most comprehensive narrative history of what happened in Gastonia the year of the strike.--Our State

Synopsis:

An account of the complex events surrounding the strike at the largest textile mill in southeast USA, this text examines the role of women, the importance of race and class, and describes the intensifying climate of violence in the region within the context of the southern vigilante tradition.

About this edition

• Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 080782237X
• ISBN 13: 9780807822371
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 240