Adkins, Herman B.
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1918 - 1999
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Herman and Gladys Adkins oral history interview, July 6, 1995
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Identifier: L1995-12-02
Scope and Contents
Interviewed by Christine Lutz: Adkins discusses his early work experience in Kentucky coal mining and the dangerous conditions in which he worked. He also talks about struggles in organizing the United Mine Workers, Joe Yablonski, labor organizing in Georgia and the perils of union work during the 1960s and 1970s. On the dangers of unionizing Adkins asks, “Which is the best – get shot or see your children starve?” Adkins relates his experience with the Allied and Technical Workers and United...
Dates:
July 6, 1995
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