Congress of Industrial Organizations' Meeting
A local Congress of Industrial Organizations meeting sometime in the 1940s. Note the presence of both white and black men. The CIO was an association of industrial unions that was established in 1935 by younger and disenchanted members of the American Federation of Labor. CIO leaders were more aggre...
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Eric Overbey Collection |
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University of South Alabama Archives, McCall Library |
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University of South Alabama Archives, McCall Library |
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Mobile |
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Mobile Congress of Industrial Organizations' Meeting Erik Overbey |
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Mobile Business and Industry; History; Labor Mobile; labor unions; laborers; workers; C.I.O., African Americans Alabama; Mobile; Labor, Organized Labor Unions -- Alabama -- Mobile |
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A local Congress of Industrial Organizations meeting sometime in the 1940s. Note the presence of both white and black men. The CIO was an association of industrial unions that was established in 1935 by younger and disenchanted members of the American Federation of Labor. CIO leaders were more aggressive in their tactics than were those of the AFL. They welcomed into their ranks both workers from mass production industries and African American laborers. |
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Congress of Industrial Organizations' MeetingBusiness and Industry; History; LaborMobile; labor unions; laborers; workers; C.I.O., African AmericansA local Congress of Industrial Organizations meeting sometime in the 1940s. Note the presence of both white and black men. The CIO was an association of industrial unions that was established in 1935 by younger and disenchanted members of the American Federation of Labor. CIO leaders were more aggressive in their tactics than were those of the AFL. They welcomed into their ranks both workers from mass production industries and African American laborers.Erik OverbeyThe Doy Leale McCall Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of South Alabaman.d.ImagejpegC11002Erik Overbey Collectioneng.Mobile, AlabamaU.S. and international copyright laws may apply to this digital image. Use of this image without the prior permission of The McCall Library is prohibited. Please contact The McCall Library for permission to use this image.Alabama; Mobile; Labor, OrganizedLabor Unions -- Alabama -- Mobilehttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/usa01/id/306 |
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Congress of Industrial Organizations' Meeting |
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Congress of Industrial Organizations' Meeting |
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Erik Overbey |
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Erik Overbey |
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