Maida Springer: Pan-Africanist and international labor leader

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Richards, Yevette, Author.

Contributor:

Rescher, Nicholas.

Series:

University of Pittsburgh Digital Collections.

University of Pittsburgh Press Digital Editions.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Springer, Maida.

United States.

Genre:

History

Biographies

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (385 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] University of Pittsburgh Press 2004

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Annotation This definitive biography of the prominent labor leader Maida Springer focuses on her public life, especially her role in the formation of the AFL-CIO's African policy during the Cold War and African independence movements. But it also reveals the difficulties faced by a woman of color who found herself promoting the ideals of American democracy to African leaders, even as she was excluded from fully enjoying the fruits of those ideals in her own country. This captivating work offers unique insights into the tensions between race, labor, and gender in the middle of the twentieth century.

Contents:

"My Wonderful Young Mother": Springer's Formative Years

"My Union Was a Very Political Union": Springer Joins Local 22

The Dilemma of Race and Gender during World War II

The National and International Struggle against the Color Line

Dancing on the End of a Needle: African Connections

The Atlantic City Compromise

The Beginning of the Affiliation Struggle

Springer Joins the AFL-CIO Department of International Affairs

AFL-CIO Africa Programs

Crossroads

Continued Service.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-356) and index.

ISBN:

9780822972631

0822972638

OCLC:

654425238