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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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
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Jefferson, North Carolina :
McFarland & Company, Inc.,
[2015]
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Online Access: | CONNECT |