Illinois Central Railroad - Killing of Black Firemen, 1933-1936
File — Box: 10, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
Newspaper and magazine articles describing the murders of Black railroad firemen by white railroad workers who wanted their jobs. Informal paper on immigrant unskilled construction labor and the formation of the International Hod Carriers, Building and Common Laborers Union of America
Dates
- 1933-1936
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
15 cubic feet
Repository Details
Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository