Communications Workers of America members heckling strike breakers being escorted from the 6th Avenue exchange of the Southern Bell Telephone Company in Birmingham, Alabama.
In 1955, CWA members staged a successful 72-day strike against Southern Bell. The sleeve for this negative gives the location as Bessemer, but the building pictured is the Southern Bell facility at 1715 6th Avenue in Birmingham.
Main Author: | Dean, Norman |
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Format: | Electronic |
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/86747 |
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