On a tragic day in Honea Path, South Carolina, a 45-year-old male named E.M. 'Bill' Knight lost his life amidst a violent confrontation. The events unfolded on September 6, 1934, during a widespread textile workers' strike that had gripped the nation. On that day, which would come to be known as 'Bloody Thursday,' striking workers had formed a picket line outside the Chiquola textile mill.
The atmosphere was tense, with the mill's superintendent, who also served as the town's mayor and ma
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