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World History Archives: Indispensable Ally: Black Workers, Formation of the Cio

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This article relates the history of African Americans in the union movement during the Great Depression. Read about the importance of black membership in the CIO, the ILA, and the steel industry.

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labor unions
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industrial unionism movement, labor strikes, longshoremen, a. philip randolph, cio, congress of industrial organizations, great depression, international longshoremen's association, nnc, national negro conference, congress of industrial organizations (cio)
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