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2. Simon/Textile Strike Documentary
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In September 1934, during a strike at the Chiquola Mill in Honea Path, South Carolina, 7 people were killed and 17 were injured in a bloody confrontation.
7 people · deaths17 people · injuries
Frank Beacham, writer who grew up in Honea Path, South Carolina
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The documentary 'The Uprising of '34' by George Stoney, Judith Helfand, and Susanne Rostock will air on Monday for people in Honea Path and on Public Television's documentary series P.O.V. on June 27, 1995.
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Scott Simon, interviewer
SCOTT SIMON SPEAKS WITH FRANK BEACHEM, A WRITER WHO GREW UP IN HONEA (HUN-nee-uh) PATH, SOUTH CAROLINA, WHERE, IN SEPTEMBER OF 1934, STRIKING UNION COTTON MILL WORKERS GATHERED FOR A RALLY AT THE CHIQUOLA (sheh-KO-lah) MILL. A BLOODY CONFRONTATION RESULTED, 7 PEOPLE WERE KILLED, 17 WERE INJURED, AND THE STRIKE WAS BROKEN. SCOTT SIMON SPEAKS TO MR. BEACHAM ABOUT A REVELATION THAT CONNECTS HIM TO THE SHOOTING AND ABOUT THE DOCUMENTARY "THE UPRISING OF '34) BY GEORGE STONEY, JUDITH HELFAND AND SUSANNE ROSTOCK, WHICH WILL BE AIRED ON MONDAY FOR THE PEOPLE IN HONEA PATH AND ON PUBLIC TELEVISION'S DOCUMENTARY SERIES P.O.V. ON JUNE 27, 1995.
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