Harold Foster and L.F. Mills Interviews

Partial Transcript: JUDITH HELFAND:-- walked out. If the whole country was walking out why do you think Cooleemee didn't?

Segment Synopsis: Harold Foster discusses why Cooleemee didn't strike, and what he remembers.

Subjects: Cooleemee (N.C.); Textile Workers' Strike (Southern States : 1934)

Partial Transcript: JUDITH HELFAND: So, Cindy's dad said that there is eighty-eight percent of the people-- her uncle said eighty-eight percent of your mill joined the union?

Segment Synopsis: Harold Foster discusses the union history of Cooleemee.

Keywords: union organizing

Subjects: Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union; Cooleemee (N.C.); Textile workers--Labor unions; United Textile Workers of America

Partial Transcript: JUDITH HELFAND: You were saying-- we were talking about, you went walking one day, you walking in um Salisbury.

Segment Synopsis: L.F. Mills discusses how as a member of the National Guard they kept strikers from closing the mill in Cooleemee.

Keywords: breaking the strike; flying squadrons

Subjects: Cooleemee (N.C.); Textile Workers' Strike (Southern States : 1934)

Partial Transcript: JUDITH HELFAND: Do you remember what that strike was about? What they wanted?

Segment Synopsis: L.F. Mills discusses how the company controlled the economy of mill towns.

Keywords: mill villages; paternalism

Subjects: Textile Workers' Strike (Southern States : 1934)

Partial Transcript: JUDITH HELFAND: But before you told me that -- you described the mission of the National Guard here and you said it was just about showing force.

Segment Synopsis: L.F. Mills discusses meeting his wife who is from Cooleemee.

Subjects: Textile Workers' Strike (Southern States : 1934)

Partial Transcript: JUDITH HELFAND: So your full name is Lawrence Mills?

L.F. MILLS: L.F. Mills.

Segment Synopsis: L.F. Mills discusses his rifle that he had in the National Guard, his commander and sets up a meeting.

Keywords: breaking the strike

Subjects: Textile Workers' Strike (Southern States : 1934)