{"product_id":"martyr-of-loray-mill-kristina-horton-9780786499649","title":"Martyr of Loray Mill: Ella May and the 1929 Textile Workers' Strike in Gastonia, North Carolina","description":"\u003cp\u003e Union organizer and balladeer Ella May became a martyr for workers nationwide when she was murdered on her way to a union meeting in Gastonia, North Carolina, at age 28. A mother of nine and bookkeeper for the communist-led National Textile Workers Union, May worked to organize fellow mill workers in Gaston County. Her efforts to organize black workers--along with her brash, outspoken manner--incensed the local community and she was shot by an anti-union vigilante group on September 14, 1929.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Written by her great-granddaughter, this book tells Ella May's story, including her involvement in the Loray Mill Strike, the largest communist-led strike on American soil. Her most famous ballad, \"Mill Mother's Lament,\" reveals her motivation: \"It is for our little children.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kristina Horton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786499648\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786499649\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d","brand":"Kristina Horton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44128538984703,"sku":"9780786499649","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3dcd1918-8180-49bc-8cdf-78467085dc8d.jpg?v=1687459170","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/martyr-of-loray-mill-kristina-horton-9780786499649","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}