Shaking all the corners of the sky: The global response to the Gastonia Strike of 1929.

Autor: Baker, Cristina L., Baker, William J.
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Zdroj: Canadian Review of American Studies; 1990, Vol. 20 Issue 3, p321, 11p
Abstrakt: Focuses on the worldwide interest and reactions generated by the strike at Loray Mills in Gastonia, North Carolina, in 1929. Communist origin of the strike; Sensational nature of the violence that accompanied the strike; Gastonia's global reputation derived from the symbolic importance attached to the events by distant laborers and political radicals; Media coverage.
Databáze: Complementary Index