Martyr of Loray Mill : Ella May and 1929 textile workers' strike in Gastonia, North Carolina /
Union organizer and balladeer Ella May became a martyr for workers nationwide when she was murdered on her way to a union meeting in Gastonia, North Carolina, at age 28. A mother of nine and bookkeeper for the communist-led National Textile Workers Union, May worked to organize fellow mill workers i...
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| Language: | English |
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Jefferson, North Carolina :
McFarland & Company, Inc.,
[2015]
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| Online Access: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1026659 |
Table of Contents:
- Cover; Table of Contents; Introduction; Prologue: The Legend; 1. The Beginning; 2. The Mills; 3. A Primed Situation; 4. The 1929 Strike; 5. The Music; 6. The Shooting; 7. Aftermath; Appendix: The Ballads; Chapter Notes; Bibliography; Index.