Dorsey M. Dixon

When he sings of "Babies in the Mill," he sounds utterly convincing. After all, he had to leave school in fourth grade to join his sister at work in a South Carolina mill. Dorsey Murdock Dixon was born in a mill town at the close of the 19th century, the first son in a family of seven. His long career as a textile worker began at the age of 12, but that seemed pretty good compared to his sister ...more