A Teacher's Guide to Folklife Resources

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Sloss Furnaces Association
2032nd St. N
Birmingham, AL 35222 205/324-1911

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Spirit of Steel
by Sloss Furnaces Association
Book and CD, 2000, $25.00
Subjects: Music; Occupational Culture; Immigration and Migration; History;
Locations: Alabama;

http://www.arts.state.al.us/actc/spirit_program/introduction.htm

Book of essays and CD about those who left farming in rural Alabama and Appalachia to work in the steel industry. Includes work songs, topical songs, and protest songs. Useful in teaching New South race relations, the impact of industrialization, and the role of labor unions.

Published by:
Sloss Furnaces Association
2032nd St. N
Birmingham, AL 35222
205/324-1911