October 8, 1999
Book Details Union's Stand on Equality
Alabama history, even during years of segregation, can't always be viewed in black and white. That's the conclusion of a new book of essays, "It Is Union and Liberty: Alabama Coal Miners and the UMW," edited by Edwin Brown, Ph.D., associate professor at the UAB Center for Labor Education and Research (CLEAR), and UAB historian Colin J. Davis, Ph.D. The book portrays the turn-of-the-century United Mineworkers Union as breaking ranks with the social order.
"True, the UMW did not push for social equality, but on the critical issue of equal pay the union maintained that there should be no disparity between the races."
Call Brown at 205-934-2101/[email protected].
Call Davis at 205-934-5634/[email protected].
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