usm_coh_ohsheltonc ohsheltonc coh usm yes Oral history with Mr. Cecil Shelton Shelton, Cecil, 1945- AFL-CIO International Union, United Automobile Workers of America (CIO) Democratic Party (Miss.) African American automobile industry workers--Mississippi Civil rights--Mississippi Labor unions--Mississippi Shelton, Cecil, 1945- Oral history. Interview conducted on July 31, 1981 with Mr. Cecil Shelton at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Shelton was born on September 1, 1945 in Gore Springs, Mississippi. After graduating high school in 1965, he attended Grenada's Vocational-Technical Training Night School, as well as numerous state and national AFL-CIO labor schools. During his career at Lyons automotive plant, Shelton became involved in the fledgling labor movement, as well as being active in civil rights marches in Grenada, Mississippi. In 1967, he participated in the organization of Aluminum Workers Local 202 at the plant and in 1968 he was elected secretary-treasurer of the local. Shelton continued to have a long and productive career in the Labor movement through various positions, which include being a member of the Job Development and Training Labor Advisory Council, president of both the North Delta Central Labor Council, and vice-president of the Mississippi AFL-CIO. Electronic version made available through a National Leadership Grant for Libraries from the Institute for Museum and Library Services. Hattiesburg, Miss.: University of Southern Mississippi Libraries Caudill, Orley B. Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive Collection (University of Southern Mississippi) Mississippi Oral History Program Collection (Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive) 2002-03-15 Transcripts Oral histories http://digilib.usm.edu/u?/coh,6302 (Extent) Digital reproduction of 61-page document. Mississippi Oral History Program of the University of Southern Mississippi, vol. 213, McCain Library, University of Southern Mississippi. Forms part of the Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive. Forms part of the Mississippi Oral History Program Collection in the Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive. Forms part of University of Southern Mississippi Digital Collections. Forms part of the Mississippi Digital Library. 1981-07-31 Mississippi Copyright protected. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required. 20090817 151132