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September 4 1869: First Black Delegates Seated at a National Labor Union Convention

 Author: Patrick Young  Published Date: September 3, 2019  2 Comments on September 4 1869: First Black Delegates Seated at a National Labor Union Convention

Prior to the Civil War, black workers were excluded from nearly every “white” labor union in the United States. During Reconstruction, the leaders of the…

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