Blue Jenkins working for workers
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Madison : Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2011.
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vii, 150 pages : ill., maps, port.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"When William "Blue" Jenkins was only six months old, he moved with his parents from a Mississippi sharecropper's farm to the industrial city of Racine, Wisconsin with dreams of a new life. As an African-American in the pre-civil rights era, Blue came face to face with racism: the Ku Klux Klan hung a black figure in effigy from a tree in the Jenkins family's yard. Growing up, Blue knew where blacks could shop, eat, and get a job in Racine--and where they couldn't. The injustices that confronted Blue in his young life would drive his desire to make positive changes to his community and workplace in adulthood. This addition to the Badger Biographies series shares Blue Jenkins's story as it acquaints young readers with African-American and labor history. Following an all-star career as a high school football player, Blue became involved in unions through his work at Belle City Malleable. As World War II raged on, he participated in the home-front battle against discrimination in work, housing, and economic opportunity. When Blue became president of the union at Belle City, he organized blood drives and fought for safety regulations. He also helped to integrate labor union offices. In 1962, he became president of the U.A.W. National Foundry in the Midwest, and found himself in charge of 50,000 foundry union members"--,Provided by publisher.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
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Pferdehirt, J. (2011). Blue Jenkins: working for workers . Wisconsin Historical Society Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Pferdehirt, Julia, 1952-. 2011. Blue Jenkins: Working for Workers. Wisconsin Historical Society Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Pferdehirt, Julia, 1952-. Blue Jenkins: Working for Workers Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2011.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Pferdehirt, Julia. Blue Jenkins: Working for Workers Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2011.
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