Crystal Lee Sutton

Crystal Lee Sutton (née Pulley; December 31, 1940 – September 11, 2009), formerly known as Crystal Lee Jordan, was an American union organizer and advocate who gained fame during the early 1970s. She was fired from her job at the J.P. Stevens plant in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina for trying to unionize its employees.

Read more about Crystal Lee Sutton:  Early Life and Career, Norma Rae, Personal Life, Death

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