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20548
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This article examines several potential causes for the slow development of the labor movement in the State, including the impact of slavery, southern Calvinistic views on the immorality of striking, a fear of Catholicism and Northern labor organizers, sectionalism, and slow industrialization, among others.
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21323
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This article offers a reevaluation of labor protest in the industrial center of High Point, in the early 1930s, focusing on the nature of the struggle and the ability of the workers to express their anger and concerns. A particular focus is placed on strikes driven by the workers' dissatisfaction with low wages, wage cuts, and poor working conditions.
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21676
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This article examines the company union at the Durham Hosiery Mills in the early 20th century and the company's transformation from labor paternalism to welfare capitalism.
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