Gardin, Melville

Description

The first part of this interview is the continuation of the Mass in L1995-13_AV049. This interview is conducted in a larger group. Several narrators are not named. Garderner discusses his father, his father's work in the mill, and the integration of the cotton mills. Wilson discusses unfair labor practices, the nature of segregation, and her work in the textile mills. Kay discusses unfair labor practices, and his work in the textile mills. Doree discusses her work in the textile mills, her experiences with the union, and mill housing.Melville Gardener was a textile worker and parishioner at St. Helen's Catholic Church in Gastonia, N.C.Grace Wilson was a textile worker and the Rex and Imperial Mills in Gastonia, N.C.Leon Kay was a textile worker in various mills in Gastonia, N.C.Doree (a relative of Gardener, Wilson, and Kay) is a spinner at the Firestone Mill in Gastonia, N.C.

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Georgia State University

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Digital Library of Georgia