United States, Georgia, Coweta County, Newnan, 33.38067, -84.79966Rogers, Kenneth, 1907-19891934-09-17View of non-striking workers walking into the Newnan Cotton Mill in Newnan, Georgia during the General Textile Strike of 1934.On Labor Day in 1934, textile workers in the northeast and southeast began a strike against their treatment by employers at the mills. In response to the strike 72,000 southern textile workers were blacklisted from the mills. The strike led to the formation of the Textile Workers Union of America (TWUA) in 1939.image/jpegVIS 82.148.21ahc082148021a.jpghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Kenneth Rogers Photographs, Atlanta History CenterStrikes--United StatesStrikes--Georgia--NewnanTextile industry strikes--Georgia--NewnanTextile industry unions--Georgia--NewnanTextile industry unions--United StatesLabor unions--Georgia--NewnanLabor unions--United StatesOrganizations--Georgia--NewnanOrganizations--United StatesEmployee rights--Georgia--NewnanEmployee rights--United StatesEmployees--Georgia--NewnanIndustry--Georgia--NewnanCommercial organizations--Georgia--NewnanTextile industry--Georgia--NewnanTextile industry--United StatesTextile mill workers--Georgia--NewnanRiflesMilitary personnel--United StatesMilitary uniforms--1930-1940--United StatesNational Guard Association of GeorgiaTextile Workers' Strike (Southern States : 1934)New Deal, 1933-1939--GeorgiaNewnan Cotton Mills (Newnan, Ga.)General Textile Strike of 1934StillImage