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Ella Mae Wiggins killed... Loray Mill Strike...
Ella Mae Wiggins killed... Loray Mill Strike...
Item # 716002
September 15, 1929
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 15, 1929
* Ella Mae Wiggins killed (1st report)
* Loray Mill Strike - Gastonia, North Carolina
* Labor history of the United States
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Mother of Five Children Slain as Armed Men Fire On Gastonia Strike Party" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 40+ pages, light toning at the margins, some small binding slits along the spine, generally nice condition.
Note: The 1929 Gastonia incident, also known as the Loray Mill Strike, was a major labor conflict in Gastonia, North Carolina, where textile workers protested low wages, long hours, and poor working conditions. Organized with support from the Communist-affiliated National Textile Workers Union, the strike faced fierce opposition from mill owners, police, and vigilantes. Violence erupted in June when Police Chief Orville Aderholt was killed during a raid on a striker camp, leading to the arrest and trial of several union members. Though the strike failed to achieve its goals, it drew national attention to labor issues in the South and became a symbol of the broader struggle for workers’ rights, inspiring songs, novels, and activism.
Category: The 20th Century
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