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Race, Labor and Politics during WWII and After (Organizing at Winston…
Race, Labor and Politics during WWII and After
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Organizing at Winston-Salem, North Carolina
R.J. Reynolds Company "Camel" Strike --"marked by violence, the eviction of strikers, some communist influence, the intervention of the House Un-American Activities Committee and a militant rank-and-file movement of black women" p.266
"After a 39-day strike, the 8,000 workers won a 12 cents an hour wage increase. They could also boast of having helped to elect two labor candidates as aldermen of Winston-Salem, one of them the first black man ever in this office" p.269
1930- 23% of tobacco workers are black, race discrimination--disadvantage of black workers (men and women)