Tobacco Unionism (J-115)
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Don.Morfe
N 36° 05.968 W 080° 13.727
17S E 569421 N 3995256
Strike by leaf workers, mostly black and female, June 17, 1943, ½ mile W., led to seven years of labor & civil rights activism by Local 22.
Waymark Code: WM127ZX
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 03/24/2020
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Tobacco Unionism-Strike by leaf workers, mostly black and female, June 17, 1943, ½ mile W., led to seven years of labor & civil rights activism by Local 22.
Location: Marker is at the intersection of East 4th Street and Martin Luther King Jr Drive, Winston Salem NC 27101
Marker Name: Tobacco Unionism
Marker Type: City
Required Waymark Photo: yes
Related Web Link: Not listed
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