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9780847691913

Strong in the Struggle My Life as a Black Labor Activist

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  • ISBN13:

    9780847691913

  • ISBN10:

    0847691918

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2001-01-16
  • Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Summary

In spite of his humble beginnings, Brown rose to become a top leader of an interracial union.

Table of Contents

Foreword vii
Julianne Malveaux
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction 1(4)
Prologue: February 15, 1957 5(8)
Childhood
13(8)
On My Own
21(12)
Working in Los Angeles
33(28)
Black Workers on the New Orleans Waterfront
49(12)
New Orleans and Local 207
61(12)
Organizer at Work
73(16)
Fighting Southern Injustice
89(10)
On the Road for the Union
99(14)
Andrew Steve Nelson's Trial
113(6)
The Government Comes After Me
119(18)
The Trial of Lee Brown
125(12)
Prison and Release
137(4)
Starting a New Life
141(8)
Struggles in San Francisco
149(8)
Grace in My Life
157(8)
Retirement: Activism and Writing
165(12)
Looking Back, Facing Forward
177(6)
Afterword 183(8)
Awards and Honors 191(2)
A Note on Sources 193(2)
About the Authors 195

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