2004
DOI: 10.2307/4126676
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Civil Rights Unionism: Tobacco Workers and the Struggle for Democracy in the Mid-Twentieth-Century South

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“…This brought with it a more urban development pattern and an influx of black workers. These laborers found employment in the growing tobacco industry, led by RJ Reynolds Tobacco, and textile industry, led by Hanesbrands (Korstad 2003). Following WWII, Forsyth County experienced several decades of suburban development, which resulted in the relocation of large populations out of the city center and the development of alternative commercial and industrial sites on the urban fringe (Norby et al 2009).…”
Section: Case Study: Forsyth County Ncmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This brought with it a more urban development pattern and an influx of black workers. These laborers found employment in the growing tobacco industry, led by RJ Reynolds Tobacco, and textile industry, led by Hanesbrands (Korstad 2003). Following WWII, Forsyth County experienced several decades of suburban development, which resulted in the relocation of large populations out of the city center and the development of alternative commercial and industrial sites on the urban fringe (Norby et al 2009).…”
Section: Case Study: Forsyth County Ncmentioning
confidence: 99%