Book guide
The Last Ballad
One mill worker’s stand for dignity becomes a song of courage and consequence.
GenresHistoricalLiterary
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About The Last Ballad
Inspired by events in 1929 North Carolina, the novel follows Ella May Wiggins, a textile worker struggling to support her children while drawn toward the labor movement. Her decision to join the fight for workers’ rights reverberates through her family and community for decades.
Reading signals
- Spice
- None
- Darkness
- Dark
- Pacing
- Slow
Content warnings
- racism
- racial slurs
- violence
- murder
- child death
- police brutality
- gun violence
- classism
- poverty
