Historical Fiction
When we think of civil rights, we usually think of the 1960's. Right?
Well , in 1929 at a North Carolina mill, several people put their lives and their jobs on the line for basic rights for all workers.
Meet Ella May, the only white woman to work along side the black men and women at the mill. They were all poor , worked 12 hours shifts, and lived in run-down shanties. Then the flyers for the unions started to appear and Ella May was asked to join the union. So with hopes of making a better life for herself, her children and her friends who worked as hard , suffered as much as she did, she joins the movement for equal rights for women workers and black workers. What a struggle!!!!
This was an interesting read showing just how long the working class has been struggling.
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