![]() The Tampa cigar makers' strike took place in Ybor City, Florida from November to December 1931. The most significant effect of the strike in the longer term was that the lector culture was brought to an end. Lectors had by tradition been elected by the workers and, as well as reading aloud newspaper articles, often from left-wing radical publications, they recited and acted more generally, including from classic works – effectively they provided a form of education for illiterate workers. Following legal intervention, some workers returned to work at previous wage levels but others were not re-employed. Some strikers were jailed, " Lectors" were banned and there was a lockout. ![]() The Ybor cigar makers' strike of 1931 took place in Ybor City, Tampa, Florida in the months of November and December.
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