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The quest for streetcar unionism in the Carolina Piedmont, 1919-1922 /
Ever since the courtroom doors closed in 1919, the tragic Charlotte Streetcar Strike has haunted the collective memory of the Carolina Piedmont region. During a season of labor unrest, it briefly made national headlines. Five men were killed and at least twelve others were wounded by gunfire during...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Newcastle upon Tyne, UK :
Cambridge Scholars Publishing,
2017.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Ever since the courtroom doors closed in 1919, the tragic Charlotte Streetcar Strike has haunted the collective memory of the Carolina Piedmont region. During a season of labor unrest, it briefly made national headlines. Five men were killed and at least twelve others were wounded by gunfire during a demonstration against Southern Public Utilities, a subsidiary of James B. Duke's Southern Power. For many who lived afterward in North Carolina's "Queen City," the strike and riot were events better left forgotten, while, for later generations, the "Battle of the Barn" has become an item of curios. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 237 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-233) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781443872188 1443872180 |