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The voice of southern labor : radio, music, and textile strikes, 1929-1934 / Vincent J. Roscigno and William F. Danaher.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Roscigno, Vincent J.
- Series:
- Social movements, protest, and contention ; v. 19.
- Social movements, protest, and contention ; v. 19
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Textile workers--Labor unions--Southern States--History.
- Textile workers.
- Radio broadcasting--Social aspects--Southern States--History.
- Radio broadcasting.
- Music--Social aspects--Southern States--History.
- Music.
- Strikes and lockouts--Textile industry--Southern States--History.
- Strikes and lockouts.
- Textile Workers Union of America--History.
- Textile Workers Union of America.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (209 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c2004.
- Language Note:
- English
- 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.
- Contents:
- The world of the southern cotton mill
- Radio in the textile South
- The people's president
- The musicians
- Music and the mill experience
- Mill-worker consciousness, music, and the birth of revolt
- The general textile strike of 1934
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-172) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-8166-9406-0
- OCLC:
- 171126883
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