Uprising of '34 Collection
Oral histories about the General Textile Strike of 1934 was one of the largest labor strikes in the history of the United States.
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Date of Original
1934
Subject
Textile Workers' Strike, Southern States, 1934
Textile workers--United States
Textile industry--United States
Location
United States, Southern States, 33.346678, -84.119434
Medium
oral histories (literary works)
Type
MovingImage, Sound
Description
The General Textile Strike of 1934 was one of the largest labor strikes in the history of the United States. Half a million workers walked off their jobs in cotton mills across the South and up the Eastern seaboard, leading some company bosses to respond with violence. Some strikers were killed, others were imprisoned, and nearly all strikers were blacklisted and prevented from returning to work in the textile industry. The effects of the strikes and their consequences lingered in some communities for generations., The Uprising of '34 is a documentary film, released in 1995, that tells the story of the General Textile Strike from the perspective of those who experienced it firsthand. During the film's production, over 300 hours of interviews were conducted with former mill workers, their children and grandchildren, labor organizers, mill owners, and others who experienced or were affected by the strikes. The recorded interviews are held in Georgia State University Library's Special Collections and Archives.
Language
eng
Contributing Institution
Georgia State University. Special Collections
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