Textile Workers Strike (1934)
The textile workers' strike of 1934 was the largest strike in the labor history of the United States at the time, involving 400,000 textile workers from New England, the Mid-Atlantic states and the U.S. Southern states, lasting twenty-two days.
Read more about Textile Workers Strike (1934): The Background To The Strike, Rising Hopes Under The New Deal, First Steps Toward A National Strike, The Strike Begins, The Authorities Respond, End of The Strike, Aftermath
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