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Martyr of Loray Mill

Kristina Horton
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      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 in Gaston County. Her efforts to organize black workers--along with her brash, outspoken manner--incensed the local community and she was shot by an anti-union vigilante group on September 14, 1929.Written by her great-granddaughter, this book tells Ella May's story, including her involvement in the Loray Mill Strike, the largest communist-led strike on American soil. Her most famous ballad, ""Mill Mother's Lament,"" reveals her motivation: ""It is for our little children.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Kristina Horton EAN: 9780786499649 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: WEIGHT: 300 g HEIGHT: 229 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: McFarland & Co Inc DATE PUBLISHED: 2015-07-15 CITY: GENRE: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / General, HISTORY / United States / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades WIDTH: 152 cm SPINE:

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      History of the Americas

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      Kristina Horton is a great-granddaughter of Ella May. She is a public elementary teacher in Asheville, North Carolina, USA.
      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 in Gaston County. Her efforts to organize black workers--along with her brash, outspoken manner--incensed the local community and she was shot by an anti-union vigilante group on September 14, 1929.Written by her great-granddaughter, this book tells Ella May's story, including her involvement in the Loray Mill Strike, the largest communist-led strike on American soil. Her most famous ballad, ""Mill Mother's Lament,"" reveals her motivation: ""It is for our little children.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Kristina Horton EAN: 9780786499649 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: WEIGHT: 300 g HEIGHT: 229 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: McFarland & Co Inc DATE PUBLISHED: 2015-07-15 CITY: GENRE: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / General, HISTORY / United States / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades WIDTH: 152 cm SPINE:

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      History of the Americas

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      Kristina Horton is a great-granddaughter of Ella May. She is a public elementary teacher in Asheville, North Carolina, USA.

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