Books of African American labor union members
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Black Detroit and the Rise of the UAW
By August Meier, Elliott M. Rudwick, Elliott Rudwick"For almost two decades, August Meier and Elliott Rudwick have roamed the frontier of Afro-American history, blazing trails that others have followed. This book forges a solid link between race and class conflict in the twentieth century.
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Black Unionism in the Industrial South
By Ernest Obadele-StarksNew Orleans dockworkers established a sense of unity when they staged successful strikes against employers and negotiated admirable wages.2 The tight packing of cargo with power cotton compresses and screwjacks had become an efficient ...
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The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters: C.L. Dellums and the Fight for Fair Treatment and Civil Rights
By Robert L. AllenBased on interviews and archival research, this new book tells the story of Dellums and the impact nationally of his groundbreaking work. The BSCP, the first national union of black workers, was founded in 1925.