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The Cigar Factory follows the parallel lives of family matriarchs working on segregated floors of the massive Charleston, South Carolina cigar factory, where white and black workers are divided and misinformed about the duties and treatment received by one another. While both white and black workers suffer in the harsh working conditions of the factory and both endure the sexual harassment of the foremen, segregation keeps them from recognizing their common plight until the Tobacco Workers Strike of 1945. Through the experience of a brutal picket line, the two women come to realize how much they stand to gain by joining forces, creating a powerful moment in labor history that gives rise to the Civil Rights anthem, “We Shall Overcome.”
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Reviews
Winner, the 2016 David J. Langum, Sr. Prize in American Historical Fiction
“High quality historical fiction.” — Kirkus Reviews
“The story whisks along, pulling the reader into a beautifully rendered Charleston of yore.” — The Post & Courier (Charleston, SC)
Author Biography
Michele Moore’s creative nonfiction has been broadcast on Georgia Public Radio and published in the Louisville Review, Habersham Review, ACM (Another Chicago Magazine), Groundwater, and O, Georgia.
The University of South Carolina Press
Established in 1944, the University of South Carolina Press is one of the oldest and most distinguished publishing houses in the South. With well over 1,000 books available in print and digital formats, and publishing approximately fifty new books annually, the Press enhances and expands the scholarly reputation and worldwide visibility of the University of South Carolina.In helping the University fulfill its mission of research and teaching and outreach, the Press publishes a wide range of critically acclaimed works in the following subjects: Southern History, African American Studies, Civil Rights, and South Carolina. In addition, the Press publishes long-running scholarly series in Literary Studies and Rhetoric/Communication. Our editorial profile aligns with several of the institutional strengths of the University and underscores the Press’s mission to serve teachers and learners and readers in the academy and the broader culture, both in North America and around the globe.
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- Publisher/Imprint University of South Carolina Press / Story River Books
- Publication Date February 2016
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9781611178401 / 1611178401
- Publication Country or regionUnited States
- FormatPaperback
- Primary Price 19.99 USD
- Pages304
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusPublished
- EditionFirst
- Copyright Year2016
- Dimensions9X6 inches
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