American Federation of Labor
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
A. Philip Randolph, Civil Rights and Labor Leader, Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1530
Overview
Papers of Asa Philip Randolph, a prominent civil rights and labor leader, who founded and edited The Messenger, an influential black radical labor newspaper of the 1920s and who organized and presided over the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, the only independent, viable black trade union in the American labor movement. Much of the correspondence deals with raising subscriptions for The Messenger, gaining an International...
Dates:
1919-1937
Joseph Ozanic, Labor Leader, Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2482
Overview
Joe Ozanic went to work in the coal mines of Mt. Olive, joining in 1909, UMW Local 728. After serving briefly in the army during World War I, Ozanic returned to work in the mines at Mt. Olive. In 1932, Ozanic joined the Progressive Mine Workers of America, a rival organization to the United Mine Workers, serving both as president of PMWA District 1 and as national president. During the 1940s, Ozanic was an organizer for the American Federation of Labor. These papers reflect Ozanic's...
Dates:
1932-1974
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