Record #:

35584

Author(s):

John, Teri

Abstract:

Collected from her own childhood and from the memory of another woman, the author records the rhymes that children would sing when playing jump rope.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 21 Issue 1, Apr 1973, p15-17 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Rhymes; Games; Child labor

Record #:

22708

Author(s):

Dredge, Bart

Abstract:

David Clark (1877-1955), an ultra-conservative spokesman for southern textile industrialists, worked to halt child labor legislation in interest of textile mills and the Farmers' States Rights League, which relied heavily on child labor in the early 1900s.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 91 Issue 1, January 2014, p30-62, il, por, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--20th century; Textile industry; Child labor

Record #:

25592

Author(s):

Morris, Ann

Abstract:

In 1974, Winters testified before the Senate Subcommittee on Children and Youth that he was the founder of an operation called “Youth Incentives,” which used poor black youths to sell candy door-to-door. No federal child labor legislation were passed as a result of the hearings. Now 10 years later, Winters’ operations pull in a reported $10 million a year. Currently, two firms are named in a recent U.S. Labor Department lawsuit again him – Global Home Products Inc. and Fund Raiser Products Inc.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 2 Issue 15, August 17-30 1984, p1, 8 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Child labor

Record #:

16381

Author(s):

Bouloubasis, Victoria

Abstract:

A new photo exhibit shows the plight of a hidden labor force in North Carolina: child farmworkers.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 29 Issue 13, Mar 2012, p28-29, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Child labor