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Oral history interview with Robert Cole, May 10, 1981 interview H-0311, Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007). Cover Image E-book

Oral history interview with Robert Cole, May 10, 1981 interview H-0311, Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)

Interview with Robert Cole, May 10, 1981 (portion title)
Interview H-0311, Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007) (other title)
Cole, Robert 1900-1983 (interviewee). Cole, Robert Mrs (interviewee). Hall, Jacquelyn Dowd (interviewer). Southern Oral History Program. (Added Author). University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Documenting the American South (Project) (Added Author). University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. (Added Author).

Summary: The focus of this interview is a textile mill strike that appears to have taken place near Stoney Creek, TN. Robert Cole is not particularly forthcoming about details or reflections about the strike. This lack of depth is unfortunate, because Cole appears to have played an active role on both sides of the strike, initially crossing the picket line but soon thereafter joining the strikers and even serving as one of its organizers' bodyguards. Most of Cole's recollections concern some of the violence surrounding the strike, including fights, acts of terrorism, and shootings, none of which he participated in but for which he was arrested and tried. Researchers interested in labor clashes may find some useful material here.

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  • Physical Description: electronic resource
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  • Edition: Electronic edition
  • Publisher: [Chapel Hill, N.C.] : University Library, UNC-Chapel Hill, 2007.

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General Note:
Duration: 00:56:13.
Interview participants: Robert Cole, interviewee; Mrs. Cole, interviewee; Unidentified Speaker, interviewee; Jacquelyn Hall, interviewer.
Text encoded by Jennifer Joyner. Sound recordings digitized by Aaron Smithers.
This electronic edition is part of the UNC-CH digital library, Documenting the American South. It is a part of the collection Oral histories of the American South.
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Type of Computer File or Data Note:
Text (HTML and XML/TEI source file) and audio (MP3); 2 files: ca. 97.8 kilobytes, 102.9 megabytes.
Original Version Note:
Original version: Southern Oral History Program Collection, (#4007), Series H, Piedmont industrialization, interview H-0311, Manuscripts Department, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Transcribed by Miriam Alexander. Original transcript: 17 p.
Funding Information Note:
Funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services supported the electronic publication of this interview.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
System requirements: Web browser with Javascript enabled and multimedia player.

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Subject:
Cole, Robert Mrs Interviews
Cole, Robert 1900-1983 Interviews
Labor leaders Violence against Tennessee Carter County
Strikes and lockouts Textile industry Tennessee Carter County
Textile workers Labor unions Tennessee Carter County
Textile workers Tennessee Carter County Interviews
Violence Tennessee Carter County
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