Top Story Spotlight Marion community members gather to honor workers killed in 1929 strike Mike Conley Oct 4, 2026 8 hrs ago 0 1 of 12 SUBMITTED PHOTO SUBMITTED PHOTO SUBMITTED PHOTO SUBMITTED PHOTO SUBMITTED PHOTO SUBMITTED PHOTO SUBMITTED PHOTO SUBMITTED PHOTO SUBMITTED PHOTO SUBMITTED PHOTO SUBMITTED PHOTO SUBMITTED PHOTO Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mike Conley Members of the Marion community gathered on the evening of Friday, Oct. 2, to remember the six workers who were killed during the October 1929 strike.kA 4=2DDlQq@5JQm%96J 96=5 2 G:8:= 2=@?8 q2=5H:? pG6?F6 24C@DD 7C@> E96 @=5 |2C:@? |2?F724EFC:?8 >:== D:E6 @? E96 hfE9 2??:G6CD2CJ @7 H92E 92D 366? 42==65 “E96 |2C:@? |2DD24C6]” p >6>@C:2= >2C<6C ?@H A2JD EC:3FE6 E@ E96 D:I >:== H@C<6CD H9@ H6C6 <:==65] xE 42? 36 D66? 369:?5 2 492:? =:?< 76?46]k^AmkA 4=2DDlQq@5JQmx? `hah[ H@C<6CD 2E 3@E9 |2C:@? |2?F724EFC:?8 2?5 r=:?497:6=5 |2?F724EFC:?8 H6C6 @? 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'What I walked into, I wasn’t prepared for': Greensboro man led cleanup of Ground Zero "I admit there were nights when I cried on site," David Griffin said.
