Samsons and Delila: Slavery in Georgia, by Benjamin F. Chavis, 1988

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Title: Samsons and Delila: Slavery in Georgia, by Benjamin F. Chavis, 1988
Date: 1988
Decade: 1980-1989
Description: The article highlights the inhumane working conditions and racist policies at the Samsons and Delilah manufacturing plants located in Georgia, where most of the 650 workers are African American women, and the call to action for support and solidarity with the workers who have recently voted to unionize and are facing violation of state and federal civil, rights, and labor laws by the owner, S. Lichtenburg and Company, Inc. 1 page.
Subject: Labor
African Americans--Civil rights
African American women
Document Type: text
Format: application/pdf
Medium: newspaper clippings
Collection: Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Finding Aid: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/fa:076
Institution: Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
Geographic Location: Georgia
Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.076:1699
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