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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Main Author: Horton, Kristina (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., [2015]
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Online Access:CONNECT