Papers, 1929-1946.

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Papers, 1929-1946.

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Miscellaneous papers including items on the poll tax in the South; pamphlets relating to labor unions and the South, the poll tax, and strikes; clippings dealing principally with the American Federation of Labor (AFL), AFL publicity, South Carolina Federation of Labor Convention, United Textile Workers of America convention, communists, and the Bessemer City strike; scrapbook, 1929, with clippings pertaining to the southern textile strike in that year; and scrapbook, 1946, containing information on the Danville (Va.) Citizens' Committee, a group organized to fight inflation and high prices in Danville.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6993378

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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