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Women on Strike

Who: African American Working Class WomenWhat: Faught for reasonable wages and conditions, job security... issues rooted in the prejudice toward the workers' race and sexWhen: 1900sWhere: Charleston, South Carolina

- Gatherings outside of job sites- Dance and shout cirlces- Marches in the street- Resistance by police and the National Guard

What did a strike look like?

- Singing of spirituals- Focus on improvisation- Gullah shout circles

What did a strike sound like?

3 Examples ofAfrican American Working WomenOn Strike

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Women on Strike

October 22, 1945 at 11:15 amBegan as a walk out, but countless meetings followedPicket lines emerged daily from 6:30am- 6pmLasted until March 30, 1946 when the wage agreement was made

The Cigar Factory Strike

March 20, 1969 Hospital workers created picket linesFirst African American and Union-led strike in Charleston's HistoryDemanded respect as both women and workersChildren seen protesting beside their mothersSettlement announced on June 27, 196937 instances of Civil Rights violations were founded

The 1969 Charleston Hospital Strike

Saturday, August 26th 1933, 7am130 African American women working at the factory stopped productionStrike lasted for 10 daysSeptember 6th- end of strike

Charleston Bagging and Manufacturing Company Strike