July 12 Dangers of Organizing in the South in 1937
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July 12 Dangers of Organizing in the South in 1937

2017-07-12
On this day in labor history, the year was 1937. That was the day newspapers throughout the South announced the return of Ida Sledge to Tupelo, Mississippi. The ILGWU organizer had been leading unionization efforts at three area mills. Twice she was driven out. Prominent businessmen “invited” her to leave town just days earlier, warning her not to return under threat of violence. Earlier that spring, workers held a sit-down strike at the Tupelo Cotton Mill. They demanded hig...
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