Labor, Race, and the South

Published: June 16, 2020, noon

The failure to unionize the South, to organize Southern workers in the 1930s and \u201940s on the basis of interracial worker solidarity, had momentous and enduring consequences for race relations and worker well-being in the U.S. as a whole. So argues Michael Goldfield, who in his new book points to the marginalization of leftists within unions and federations like the CIO.\nMichael Goldfield, The Southern Key: Class, Race, and Radicalism in the 1930s and 1940s Oxford University Press, 2020 (30% discount with promotion code AAFLYG6 for a limited time)\nThe post Labor, Race, and the South appeared first on KPFA.