North Carolina During the Great Depression: A Documentary Portrait of a DecadeMcFarland, Incorporated, Publishers, 30 янв. 2003 г. - Всего страниц: 263 Through interviews with survivors of the Depression, the use of photographs taken by Federally supported photographers (many reproduced here) and research into the history of the period, the work provides an accurate and even uplifting portrait of the people of the mountains, piedmont and Coastal areas of North Carolina in the 1930s. The chapters include examinations of the industries and natural resources of North Carolina during the Depression, as well as information on the education, health, population, labor, governorships, housing and entertainment of the time. The effects of the New Deal Programs and other important historic events are discussed. The work includes 200 photographs to complement interviews with North Carolina natives about their experiences, as well as appendices, a bibliography, and an index covering important federal photographers in North Carolina during the Great Depression. |
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... union members . The work of the union was to no avail . The UTW retreated ( Draper , pp . 5-6 ) . A strike at White Furniture Factory . Governor Thomas W. Bickett arbitrated a brief strike attempt in 1919 at White Furni- ture Company ...
... unions , which had shared in the growth , felt the severe impact of open - shop organizations that proliferated across the country after the war [ Tindall , p . 338 ] . The union effort in the State of North Carolina collapsed . Postwar ...
... union . At an open meeting on March 30 , one thousand employees voted for a strike ; on April 1 a ma- jority of the employees on both shifts refused to work . The demands of the employees were im- plausible : $ 20 a week as minimum wage ...
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Water Soil and Industries Based on Natural Resources | 15 |
Population | 76 |
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