Traces the movement of black and white women between 1880 and 1940 from tobacco fields in the North Carolina Piedmont into Durham's textile, tobacco, and hosiery factories. This book tells the story of the New South as it was experienced by the women who contributed to the region's wealth while remaining poor themselves.
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