- Collection:
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographs
- Title:
- Ku Klux Klan leader Ed Fields talks to striking workers at the Zartic Frozen Meats and Seafoods, Inc., Cedartown, Georgia, July 21, 1981.
- Creator:
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Contributor to Resource:
- Downs, Billy (Photographer)
- Date of Original:
- 1981-07-21
- Subject:
- Racism
Strikes and lockouts
Frozen foods industry
Strikes and lockouts--Meat industry
Labor Unions
Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) - People:
- Fields, Ed (Edward), 1932-
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Polk County, 34.00178, -85.18815
United States, Georgia, Polk County, Cedartown, 34.01123, -85.25593 - Medium:
- photographic prints
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jp2
- Description:
- Newspaper assignment sheet attached to print verso identifies photographer (Billy Downs): "Head of the new order of the KKK Dr. Fields talks to workers on strake [i.e. strike] at Zartic plant in Cedartown Ga. Tue. afternoon." Newspaper caption attached to assignment sheet: "New Klan order head Edward Fields gives passionate speech to striking workers in Cedartown." Caption date-stamped: Sun Jul 26 1981 J C. The strike was nominally called to organize the workers into a union, the "American Workers Union."
- Metadata URL:
- http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ajc/id/975
- IIIF manifest:
- https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/iiif/2/ajc:975/manifest.json
- Additional Rights Information:
- This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses. For other uses, you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: AJCP221-044e, Atlanta Journal Constitution Photographic Archives. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.
- Original Collection:
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographic Archive
- Holding Institution:
- Georgia State University. Special Collections
- Rights:
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