Celebrating more labor leaders during Black History Month

In 1947, Rustin participated in the first Freedom Ride across the South, known as the “Journey of Reconciliation” to protest the segregation of interstate bus travel. In Chapel Hill, N.C., local authorities charged Rustin and three white protesters with violating the state's segregation laws. Convicted, they were sentenced to 30 days of hard labor on a chain gang. Rustin's description of his ordeal in the New York Post sparked prison reform in the state and led to abolition of the convict labor system there.

History, Black HIstoryEmily BrowningFebruary 27, 2020black history month

Celebrating labor leaders during Black History Month

Walking in the footsteps of Frederick Douglas, Lucy Parson and A. Philip Randolph, labor leaders today continue to call for broad and sustained attention to addressing racism and sexism where they continue to violate labor’s democratic ideals.

HistoryKristah BarnetteFebruary 22, 2020black history month

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