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Description
Sound recording of Lucille Kendall's 1976-1977 interview with African American labor activist Helene Powell covering her involvement with the International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union (ILWU), Local 6, in San Francisco as a steward and member of the Legislative Committee and Executive Board. The interview also covers Powell's appointment as the ILWU's International Representative to Los Angeles in 1943.
Type
sound
Format
Original Sound Audio cassette
Form/Genre
Oral histories
Extent
9 Tapes of9
Identifier
MS 3518 CT 34.1-34.9 chi_000014_t1 -> chi_000014_t9
Language
English
Subject
African American college students--California--Berkeley Employee rights Equal pay for equal work--United States Race discrimination--United States Sex discrimination in employment--United States Strikes and lockouts--California Women labor leaders--California World War, 1939-1945--Women--United States International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union. Local 6 (San Francisco, Calif.) University of California, Berkeley--Students--Political Activity
Provenance
California Historical Society California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
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