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Labor
 Websites presented in alphabetical order African American Labor History Links 
 Links to websites, journal articles, book excerpts, and film citations and reviews about the history of African Americans in the labor union movement, Martin Luther King, Jr. and the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers' Strike at which he was assassinated, and black history in general. http://www.afscme.org/publications/12440.cfm Topics: Black Resources, Labor, Notable People, United States History Last updated Jan 24, 2007 AFSCME, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Strike
This 2008 feature uses historical and retrospective articles to recall the events starting on February 12, 1968, in which 1,300 sanitation workers (almost all African American) in Memphis, Tennessee, went on strike. During the strike, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. traveled to Memphis to support the striking workers, where he was assassinated, on April 4, 1968. From the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO. http://www.afscme.org/about/1029.cfm Topics: Black Resources, Labor Last updated Jan 30, 2008 I Am a Man: An Exhibit Honoring the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers' Strike
Images and essays recount the events starting in February 1968, in which "over 1,300 sanitation workers -- nearly all were African American -- went on strike demanding their basic rights to organize a union, to gain a living wage and to receive ... respect and dignity. During the strike Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. came to Memphis to support the workers but was tragically assassinated." Includes a bibliography. From Wayne State University. http://wprtest.reuther.wayne.edu/man/1Intro.htm Topics: Black Resources, Labor Last updated Jan 4, 2009 Million Man March
Small collection of photos from an October 16, 1995, event in which "African-American men from across the country gathered on Washington's National Mall ... for a massive Million Man March advocating 'unity, atonement and brotherhood.'... Organized by Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, the march also drew participants from other churches, as well as many schools and social organizations." Part of a Smithsonian Institution program to document events on the National Mall. http://photo2.si.edu/mmm/mmm.html Topics: Activism, Black Resources Last updated Oct 9, 2006 The Springfield Race Riot of 1908
Illustrated presentation about the 1908 Springfield, Illinois, race riot, including "its connection with the creation of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)." Includes a map showing the route of the lynch mob through Springfield on August 15, 1908. A ThinkQuest site. http://library.thinkquest.org/2986/ Topics: Activism, Black Resources, Social Issues Last updated Aug 13, 2008 Through Open Eyes: 95 Years of Roslyn's Black Mining History
In 1888, the coal mines of Roslyn, Washington state, were shut down when the Knights of Labor went on strike. Refusing to meet the strikers' demands, the mine owners recruited black miners from the South. Between 1888 and 1889 over 300 black miners and their families arrived in Washington state. This exhibit, which includes a searchable photo database, tells the story of the recruits and the community they created in the foothills of the Cascades. http://epl.eburg.com/Roslyn/ Topics: Black Resources, Geology, Industries, Photograph Collections: History, Technology, Washington State: History By Place, Washington State: People, Washington State: Photograph Collections, Washington State: Science Last updated Aug 22, 2004 |
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