Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University — 5401 Cass Ave, Detroit, MI 48202
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African Americans and the UAW
Posted February 22nd, 2013 by mosmith
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- African American labor union members
- African Americans
- African Americans--Michigan--Detroit--History--20th century
- African labor leaders
- Anti-apartheid movements
- Automobile industry workers
- Bieber, Owen
- Civil rights--America
- Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (U.S.)
- Crockett, George W.
- Desegregation
- Desegregation
- Detroit (Mich.)
- Detroit--politics and government
- Detroit--race relations
- Dodge Revolutionary Union Movement
- Ford Motor Company
- Ford Rouge Plant
- Fraser, Douglas A. (Douglas Andrew), 1916-2008
- Integration
- Labor
- Lucy, William
- Mandela, Nelson, 1918-2013
- Michigan--History
- Race relations
- Reuther, Walter, 1907-1970
- Sheffield, Horace
- UAW
- UAW
- UAW Ford Local 600
- Walter P. Reuther Library
- Woodcock, Leonard
- Young, Coleman A.
The Reuther Library celebrates African American History Month with a brief review of the important role that African Americans have played in the formation and growth of the United Automobile Workers of America (UAW), one of the most powerful unions in American history, and the influence of black UAW members within the polity of Detroit. read more »
[Podcast] The Radical Fund: How a Band of Visionaries and a Million Dollars Upended America
Posted February 6th, 2026 by teller
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John Fabian Witt recounts how in the 1920s and 1930s Charles Garland donated his million-dollar inheritance to the American Fund for Public Service, or Garland Fund, to support progressive causes and organizations he believed could challenge inequality and reshape capitalism and democracy in America. read more »
Digital Collection Announcement: Detroit Metro Times (1980-1995)
Posted January 30th, 2026 by pneirink
The Walter P. Reuther Library and the Wayne State University Library System are pleased to announce a recently launched digital collection. Taken from a series of the presently unprocessed Ron Williams Papers, this online resource spans back issues of the Detroit Metro Times from its inception in October 1980 through late September 1995.
Please enjoy this resource on our Digital Collections platform, which is available now at this web address: https://wayne.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/metrotimes read more »
[Podcast] The 1968 Florida Teachers' Strike: Public Sector Unionism and the Fight against Sunshine State Conservatism
Posted December 22nd, 2025 by teller
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Dr. Jody Baxter Noll recounts the 1968 Florida Teachers’ Strike, in which 27,000 teachers across the state, amidst a shift in Florida politics toward a pro-business and suburban “Sunshine conservatism” reluctant to raise taxes for public education, submitted their resignations to gain collective bargaining rights and improved school funding. read more »
