Gastonia, citadel of the class struggle in the New South
New York: Published for the National Textile Workers Union by Workers Library Publishers, 1929. Pamphlet. 58p., variant wraps printed in red ink, grease pencil "25" on front wrap else very good condition, illustrations, stated first edition,
"A description by a veteran Party editor and labor leader, of the strife in Gastonia, N.C., growing out of a strike led by the Party-controlled National Textile Workers Union. The killing of the local chief of police resulted in the arrest of 13 union members on murder charges; besides defending them, the pamphlet describes the "reign of terror" by the company and the police that led to the strike." *Seidman D314. This strike inspired six proletarian novels.
Cat.No: 88426
Price: $125.00