- Collection:
- Oral History Collection (Chicago History Museum)
- Title:
- Chicago Cold War: Beatrice Lumpkin
- Creator:
- Lumpkin, Beatrice
Wright, Brandon - Publisher:
- Chicago, Ill. : Studs Terkel Center for Oral History, Chicago History Museum
Chicago, Ill. : Chicago History Museum - Date of Original:
- 2012-02-11
- Subject:
- Communist Party (Marxist-Leninist : U.S.)
Triangle Shirtwaist Company
Oral history
Interviews
Cold War
Communism
Fires
Civil rights
Labor unions - Location:
- United States, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, 41.85003, -87.65005
United States, Indiana, Lake County, Gary, 41.59337, -87.34643 - Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Sound
Text
StillImage - Format:
- audio/mpeg
image/jpeg
application/pdf - Description:
- Beatrice Lumpkin was a member of the Communist Party and had been a staunch union activist throughout her life along with her late husband Frank. Beatrice Lumpkin moved to Chicago in 1949 so that she and her husband could obtain work. As a member of the Communist Party, Lumpkin was involved in many union and human rights issues. In Chicago, Lumpkin took part in the closing of Wisconsin Steel and the civil rights and the women's rights movements. She had also written an autobiography called "Joy in the Struggle: My Life and Love," and a book about her husband titled "Always Bring a Crowd!' The Story of Frank Lumpkin, Steelworker."
- Metadata URL:
- http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_oh/id/278
- IIIF manifest:
- https://collections.carli.illinois.edu/iiif/2/chm_oh:278/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- © 2017 Chicago Historical Society, all rights reserved
For permission to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise use this image, please visit https://images.chicagohistory.org or contact rightsrepro@chicagohistory.org. - Extent:
- Audio file: 58:04 minutes
- Original Collection:
- Oral History Collection (Chicago History Museum)
Chicago Cold War Oral History Project - Contributing Institution:
- Chicago History Museum
- Rights:
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