Harold Gibbons : St. Louis Teamster leader and warrior against Jim Crow / Gordon Burnside.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burnside, Gordon, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gibbons, Harold J., 1910-1982.

Gibbons, Harold J.

International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America--Biography.

International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America.

Labor leaders--United States--Biography.

Labor leaders.

Labor unions--United States--Officials and employees--Biography.

Labor unions.

Civil rights workers--United States--Biography.

Civil rights workers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (298 pages)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2018]

Summary:

"Harold Gibbons (1910-1982), leader of St. Louis Teamsters Local 688, fought and defeated Communists and mobsters and was instrumental in ending racial discrimination in the union. Exploring his day-to-day work, the author reveals the full story of Gibbons' secret effort with Kissinger and Hoffa to bring an end to the Vietnam War"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: a word or two about Gibbons

Young Gibbons

St. Louis' warehousemen

Gibbons gets his way

Reds and trots

Kavner, Saffo, race relations

Bernice Fisher and "Cab" Calloway

The Teamsters

Varieties of political experience

Mobsters move in

Gibbons' revenge

Gibbons a racketeer?

Hoffa

Joe Costello and the Wildcat

"Vertical improvement"

Gibbons goes to Washington

The split

Hoffa sets a trap

Gibbons relaxes

Calloway for Congress

"This stupid war"

The fall

Out to grass.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4766-3366-5