Shelby Cotton Mill Strike

GPTKB entity

Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf labor strike
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:United_Textile_Workers_of_America
gptkbp:causedBy wage cuts
gptkbp:createdBy labor rights
gptkbp:documentedIn historical records
gptkbp:duration several weeks
gptkbp:highlights working conditions
gptkbp:historicalSignificance highlighted_labor_struggles_in_the_South
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Shelby Cotton Mill Strike
gptkbp:impact local economy
labor laws
gptkbp:influenced New_Deal_policies
gptkbp:influencedBy national labor movements
gptkbp:inspiration future labor movements
gptkbp:involved female workers
textile workers
gptkbp:involvedCountries picketing
confrontations with police
gptkbp:is_involved_in between workers and management
gptkbp:isChallengedBy local authorities
state government
legal actions
other strikes
mill owners
gptkbp:isDocumentedIn photographs
books and articles
gptkbp:isEngagedIn sociological studies
gptkbp:isExaminedBy documentaries
historians
oral histories
newspaper articles
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy economic conditions
labor education
gptkbp:isNotableFor its scale
its impact on workers' rights
gptkbp:isPortrayedBy national media
gptkbp:isRecognizedFor labor rights advocacy
Southern_labor_history
gptkbp:keyFigures Minnie_Lou_Smith
gptkbp:led_to wage policies
gptkbp:ledTo labor unions
increased labor activism
gptkbp:location gptkb:Shelby,_North_Carolina
gptkbp:occursIn gptkb:North_Carolina
gptkbp:outcome strikers'_demands_partially_met
gptkbp:partOf labor_history_in_the_U.S.
gptkbp:relatedTo Great Depression
gptkbp:reportsTo local newspapers
gptkbp:resultedIn union recognition
gptkbp:sparked community support
gptkbp:type industrial action
gptkbp:wasAffecting families of workers
gptkbp:wasPartOf broader labor movement
textile industry history
gptkbp:wasSupportedBy community leaders
activists
labor organizations
gptkbp:year 1929