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- Title
Odell Smith, Teamsters Local 878, and Civil Rights Unionism in Little Rock, 1943–1965.
- Authors
Pierce, Michael
- Abstract
This article discusses the role of Odell Smith in the development of labor unions in Little Rock, Arkansas, up to and during the civil rights movement from the 1940s to the 1960s. The author comments on the establishment of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 878 in Little Rock, for which Smith served as president. Their collaboration with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee to improve race relations is also explored.
- Subjects
UNITED States; LABOR unions; LABOR organizing; INTERNATIONAL Brotherhood of Teamsters; LABOR leaders; STUDENT Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.); RACE relations in the United States; AMERICAN civil rights movement
- Publication
Journal of Southern History, 2018, Vol 84, Issue 4, p925
- ISSN
0022-4642
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1353/soh.2018.0246