Mississippi Woodcutters, 1971 - 1972
File — Box: 1605, Folder: 177
Identifier: V
Scope and Contents
Consists of correspondence and documents related to the 1972 strike of woodcutters in Mississippi, led by the Gulf Coast Pulpwood Association. Contents include a letter of Mississippi AFL-CIO President Claude Ramsay to William L. Kircher, Director of the AFL-CIO Department of Organization, complaining about strikers' antagonistic relationship to the AFL-CIO. Also includes materials from the NAACP and Southern Conference Educational Fund (SCEF) in support of the strikers, and newspaper articles describing the strike and its aftermath.
Dates
- Creation: 1971 - 1972
Creator
- From the Collection: AFL-CIO. Civil Rights Department (Organization)
Restrictions on Access
Collection is open for research use.
Extent
1 Folder(s)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
Contact:
100 Decatur St., S.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
404-413-2880
404-413-2881 (Fax)
archives@gsu.edu
100 Decatur St., S.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
404-413-2880
404-413-2881 (Fax)
archives@gsu.edu