Claude Cannon

Death by Force

Claude Cannon, aged 25, was one of the victims of the tragic events that took place on September 6, 1934, in Honea Path, South Carolina. This date is infamously known as "Bloody Thursday," a day marked by violence during the General Textile Mill Strike at the Chiquola Mill. The strike was part of a larger movement involving 400,000 textile workers across the United States, who were demanding better wages and working conditions.

On that fateful day, approximately 300 workers formed a picke ...Read More

Chiquola Mill Massacre - Wikipedia

Claude Cannon, age 25 - National Gun Violence Memorial

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