Richard L. Davis and the Color Line in Ohio Coal
| Author | : Frans H. Doppen |
| Publisher | : McFarland |
| Total Pages | : 193 |
| Release | : 2016-10-04 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781476667393 |
| ISBN-13 | : 147666739X |
| Rating | : 4/5 (39X Downloads) |
Download or read book Richard L. Davis and the Color Line in Ohio Coal written by Frans H. Doppen and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2016-10-04 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born in Roanoke County, Virginia, on the eve of the Emancipation Proclamation, Richard L. Davis was an early mine labor organizer in Rendville, Ohio. One year after the 1884 Great Hocking Valley Coal Strike, which lasted nine months, Davis wrote the first of many letters to the National Labor Tribune and the United Mine Workers Journal. One of two African Americans at the founding convention of United Mine Workers of America in 1890, he served as a member of the National Executive Board in 1886-97. Davis called upon white and black miners to unite against wage slavery. This biography provides a detailed portrait of one of America's more influential labor organizers.