- Collection:
- AFL-CIO Southeast Division Civil Rights Department Records
- Title:
- Bakery and Confectionary Workers Local #110, Savannah, correspondence and printed materials, 1970-1972
- Creator:
- AFL-CIO. Civil Rights Department
Kehrer, E. T., 1921-1996
Bakery and Confectionery Workers' International Union of America
Bakery and Confectionery Workers' International Union of America. Local 110 (Savannah, Ga.)
National Conference of Christians and Jews
Lindskoog, James
Young, Andrew, 1932-
Buchsbaum, Aaron L., 1931-2014 - Date of Original:
- 1970/1972
- Subject:
- Labor leaders
Labor unions
Labor union members
African American labor union members
Community activists
Civil rights
Strikes and lockouts--Food industry and trade
African Americans--Relations with Jews
Antisemitism
Labor--Religious aspects--Christianity
AFL-CIO. Civil Rights Department
Bakery and Confectionery Workers' International Union of America
Bakery and Confectionery Workers' International Union of America. Local 110 (Savannah, Ga.)
National Conference of Christians and Jews - People:
- Kehrer, E. T., 1921-1996
Lindskoog, James
Young, Andrew, 1932-
Buchsbaum, Aaron L., 1931-2014
Abernathy, Ralph, 1926-1990
Chisholm, Shirley, 1924-2005
Melaver, Norton
Derst, Edward J. - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Chatham County, 31.97402, -81.09243
United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, 32.08354, -81.09983 - Medium:
- files (document groupings)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Consists of correspondence and documents related to the 1971-1972 strike of African American employees at the Derst Baking Company in Savanna, Georgia. Contents include correspondence of E.T. Kehrer with local union leaders in Savannah, a letter from Savannah lawyer Aaron Buchsbaum to Kehrer discussing tensions between the strikers and Jewish grocers in Savannah, and fliers for rallies in support of the strike held at Savannah churches.
The records, 1964-1979, of the Southern Office of the AFL-CIO Civil Rights Department consist primarily of correspondence and related reports, surveys, statements, and newspaper clippings. Much of the correspondence is between Director E.T. (Al) Kehrer and various AFL-CIO departments, notably his superiors Don Slaiman (1965-1974) and William Pollard (1974-1979). There is also substantial correspondence between Kehrer and the AFL-CIO state and city labor councils in the South; apprenticeship and training programs; a wide range of groups and persons concerned with community action and social reform issues, principally in the field of civil rights; and political figures. - Metadata URL:
- http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/AFLCIO/id/20295
- IIIF manifest:
- ["https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/iiif/2/AFLCIO:20295/manifest.json"]
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- L1983-26_05_1601_116, AFL-CIO Civil Rights Department Southern Office Records, Southern Labor Archives, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University, Atlanta.
- Extent:
- 43 pages
- Original Collection:
- Bakery and Confectionary Workers Local #110, Savannah, correspondence and printed materials, 1970-1972
Southern Labor Archives
https://archivesspace.library.gsu.edu/repositories/2/resources/499
1601
Subject Files, 1964-1978
AFL-CIO Civil Rights Department Southern Office Records (L1983-26) - Contributing Institution:
- Georgia State University. Special Collections
- Rights:
-
