Voice of Southern Labor : Radio, Music, and Textile Strikes, 1929-1934.

By: Roscigno, Vincent JContributor(s): Danaher, William FMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Social Movements, Protest, and ContentionPublisher: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2004Copyright date: ©2004Description: 1 online resource (209 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780816694068Subject(s): Music -- Social aspects -- Southern States -- History | Radio broadcasting -- Social aspects -- Southern States -- History | Strikes and lockouts -- Textile industry -- Southern States -- History | Textile workers -- Labor unions -- Southern States -- History | Textile Workers Union of America -- HistoryGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Voice of Southern Labor : Radio, Music, and Textile Strikes, 1929-1934DDC classification: 331.88/177/0097709043 LOC classification: HD6515.T4 -- R67 2004ebOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. The World of the Southern Cotton Mill -- 2. Radio in the Textile South -- 3. The People's President -- 4. The Musicians -- 5. Music and the Mill Experience -- 6. Mill-Worker Consciousness, Music, and the Birth of Revolt -- 7. The General Textile Strike of 1934 -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.
Summary: The Voice of Southern Labor chronicles the experiences of southern textile workers and provides a unique perspective on the social, cultural, and historical forces that came into play when the group struck in 1934. The workers' grievances and solidarity were reflected in the music they listened to and sang, and this book offers a context for this intersection of labor, politics, and culture.
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Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. The World of the Southern Cotton Mill -- 2. Radio in the Textile South -- 3. The People's President -- 4. The Musicians -- 5. Music and the Mill Experience -- 6. Mill-Worker Consciousness, Music, and the Birth of Revolt -- 7. The General Textile Strike of 1934 -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.

The Voice of Southern Labor chronicles the experiences of southern textile workers and provides a unique perspective on the social, cultural, and historical forces that came into play when the group struck in 1934. The workers' grievances and solidarity were reflected in the music they listened to and sang, and this book offers a context for this intersection of labor, politics, and culture.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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