Black Workers
Labor Center Reports
Black Worker Overview
Black Worker Resources
C. L. Dellums African American Union Leadership School
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African American Labor History Guides
Recommended Articles and Books
Films and Videos
Online Databases
Websites
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Labor History Guides: |
Cornell University African American Workers Research Archive
This online guide includes links and descriptions of Cornell’s
extensive archival materials on African American workers.
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/kheelcenter/guides/afam/
A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum
A Chicago-based museum documenting the history of the Brotherhood
of Sleeping Car Porters, the first African American labor union
to win a collective bargaining contract. Website includes online
exhibit and background history.
http://aphiliprandolphmuseum.com/history.html
African American
Working Class History
An online resource guide compiled by the Hartford Web company.
http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/45a/index-g.html
University of Washington African American History
Archive
A general resource guide on African American history, including
sections on Civil War & Slavery, Civil Rights, and Biographies.
http://www.lib.washington.edu/subject/history/tm/black.html
Center for Working Class Studies
Based in Youngstown University in Youngstown Ohio, the CWCC
includes research portals and articles about working class life
and culture in the US, including materials on African Americans
in the Youngstown Steel Industry and other local industries.
http://www.as.ysu.edu/~cwcs/
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Detroit, I Do Mind Dying: A Study in Urban Revolution
By Dan Georgakas and Marvin Surkin. 1998. South End Press.
Pullman Porters and the Rise of Protest Politics in Black
America, 1925-1945
By Beth Tompkins Bates.
2001. University of North Carolina Press
http://www.ibiblio.org/uncpress/chapters/bates_pullman.html
When Work Disappears: The World of the New Urban Poor
By William Julius Wilson. 1997. University of Chicago Press
"I Am a Man"
By Gerald L. Posner, 1998. Chapter 1, Killing the Dream:
James Earl Ray and the Assassination of Martin Luther King,
Jr., tells the story of the 1968 Memphis sanitation workers'
strike.
http://www.posner.com/chapter_one_ktd.htm
"African Americans and the UAW: A rocky but fruitful union"
By Joseph Szczesn. 2000. AAOW Magazine
http://www.onwheelsinc.com/AAOWMagazine/2000_FebMar/pg31.asp
Maida Springer: Pan-Africanist and International Labor Leader
By Yevette Richards. 2000. University of Pittsburgh Press |
California News Real Portal
This online portal includes an exhaustive list of narrative
and documentary films covering African American civil rights
and labor struggles – including lengthy descriptions of
many of the titles listed below.
http://www.newsreel.org/aahistor.htm
Miles of Smiles,
Years of Struggle
A 1983 film chronicling the organizing of the first black trade
union - the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters.
http://newsreel.org/nav/title.asp?tc=CN0059&s=
Struggles
in Steel
This 1996 film documents the history of discrimination against
black workers, focusing the struggle of African American steel
workers to win equality on the job.
http://www.itvs.org/external/steel/guide.html
A Philip Randolph – For Jobs and Freedom
A moving feature documentary portrait of the unsung Civil Rights
hero and labor leader, including a survey of African American
labor history.
http://newsreel.org/nav/title.asp?tc=CN0001
At the River I Stand
A 58-minute documentary covering the 1968 Memphis sanitation
workers strike and the assassination of Martin Luther King,
Jr.
http://newsreel.org/nav/title.asp?tc=CN0007
Oh Freedom After While
A documentary telling the story of the 1939 Missouri sharecroppers
strike and the legacy of racism in agricultural industry. http://newsreel.org/nav/title.asp?tc=CN0064
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AFL-CIO
http://www.aflcio.org/issues/civilrights/
The website of the U.S. umbrella union federation includes background
resources on civil rights and opportunities to take action on
key current legislative and political issues.
American
Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees
http://www.afscme.org/about/aframlink.htm
AFSCME is the national union that represents government workers
at the state, country, and city level, including large numbers
of African American workers. AFSCME’s website includes
perhaps the most useful resource portal on the web on African
American labor history - much of which is reproduced here. Many
thanks to AFSCME for compiling this information!
A.
Philip Randolph Institute
http://www.apri.org/
A Washington D.C. based national African American trade union
association affiliated with AFL-CIO with 150 chapters in 36
U.S. states. Founded to serve as a bridge between labor and
the black community, APRI members are involved in political
and community education, lobbying, legislative action and labor
support activities. Website includes descriptions of current
programs.
Coalition of Black Trade Unionists
http://www.cbtu.org
A Washington D.C. based national coalition dedicating to building
the trade union movement among African Americans. Includes members
from 77 international and national unions with 42 regional chapters.
Website includes organizations history and program descriptions.
Black Radical Congress
http://www.blackradicalcongress.org/
A New York based-national organization launched to promote dialogue
among African American activists and scholars about issues critical
to the Black community. Sponsors public forums and produces
policy papers and other publications. Website includes program
description and publications.
Center
for Third World Organizing
http://www.ctwo.org/
An Oakland-based racial justice organizing dedicated to building
a social justice movement led by people of color. Website includes
lots of background information and online access to the organization’s
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