Why I read footnotes: “Interestingly, the first 18 years of the journal included dozens of often lurid accounts of suicides among textile mill workers, in most cases young women. Then, in 1929, such reports suddenly ceased. Perhaps Clark realized [such] stories provided ammunition to critics [of] living and working conditions in mill villages.” — From […]
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Father, son deeply divided over labor reforms
Posted in Tar Heelia, tagged child labor law, david clark, frank porter graham, gastonia strike of 1929, nc historical review, southern textile bulletin, walter clark on March 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment »