Stoney, George C.Helfand, Judith, 1964-Stoney, James B.United States, Georgia, North Carolina, 34.92535, -85.26773United States, North Carolina, Gaston County, Gastonia, 35.26208, -81.1873Ward, Charles M.Gardin, Melville1990/1999Charles Ward grew up in Gastonia, N.C. and was the son of textile workers. Melville Gardin was a textile worker and parishioner at St. Helen's Catholic Church in Gastonia, N.C.Ward discusses the mutual aid society his father was involved in, unions, and the Firestone Mill in Gastonia, N.C. Gardin introduces the crew to his family, and takes them to Mass with him.video/mp4L1995-13_AV0349enghttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Southern Labor ArchivesThe Uprising of '34 Collectionhttps://archivesspace.library.gsu.edu/repositories/2/resources/472Cotton textile industryStrikes and lockouts--Textile industryTextile factoriesTextile manufacturersTextile Workers' Strike (Southern States : 1934)Textile workersAfrican American churchesUnited States. National Recovery AdministrationCatholic ChurchCharles M. Ward and Melville Gardin/St. Helen's InterviewsMovingImage