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Box 1601

 Container

Contains 1 Result:

Bakery and Confectionary Workers Local #110, Savannah, 1970 - 1972

 File — Box: 1601, Folder: 116
Identifier: V
Scope and Contents

Consists of correspondence and documents related to the 1971-1972 strike of African American employees at the Derst Baking Company in Savanna, Georgia. Contents include correspondence of E.T. Kehrer with local union leaders in Savannah, a letter from Savannah lawyer Aaron Buchsbaum to Kehrer discussing tensions between the strikers and Jewish grocers in Savannah, and fliers for rallies in support of the strike held at Savannah churches.

Dates: 1970 - 1972