By Michele Moore,Pat Conroy
Cassie McGonegal and herniece Brigid paintings upstairs within the manufacturing facility rolling cigars by means of hand. Meliah Amey Ravenel works within the basement, the place she stems the tobacco. whereas either white and black staff undergo within the harsh operating stipulations of the manufacturing unit and either suffer the sexual harassment of the foremen, segregation retains them from spotting their universal plight until eventually the Tobacco staff Strike of 1945. during the event of a brutal wooden line, the 2 ladies come to achieve how a lot they stand to achieve by way of becoming a member of forces, making a robust second in hard work historical past that provides upward push to the Civil Rights anthem, “We Shall Overcome.”
Moore’s large old examine integrated interviews along with her family contributors who labored on the cigar manufacturing facility, including a layer of nuance and authenticity to her empowering tale of households and friendships solid via fight, loss, and redemption.
The Cigar manufacturing unit encompasses a foreword through long island instances best-selling writer and tale River Books editor at huge Pat Conroy.
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