PART I: THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR AND THE BLACK WORKER, 1881–1903
THE A. F. OF L. AND THE RACIAL ISSUE
1. First Annual Meeting of the American Federation of Labor in Pittsburgh, 1881
2. Report of President Samuel Gompers to the A. F. of L. Convention of 1900
3. Committee on the President’s Report, A. F. of L. Convention of 1900
4. Amendment to the A. F. of L. Constitution, Article 12, Section 6, Adopted in 1900
6. The Industrial Color-Line in the North
7. H. W. Sherman to Samuel Gompers, October 6, 1900
8. H. W. Sherman to Samuel Gompers, October 10, 1900
9. H. W. Sherman to Samuel Gompers, November 7, 1900
10. Trade Union Attitude Toward Colored Workers
11. The Alabama State Federation of Labor Convention, 1901
12. Status of the Negro in the Trades Union Movement
13. Alabama State Federation of Labor Convention at Selma, Alabama, 1902
14. The Negro Mechanics of Atlanta
15. Attitude of a Negro Bricklayer on Union Policies
NEW ORLEANS GENERAL STRIKE OF 1892
16. V. Schelin to Chris Evans, November 1, 1892
21. John M. Callaghan to Samuel Gompers, November 7, 1892
22. V. Schelin to Chris Evans, November 8, 1892
25. John M. Callaghan to Samuel Gompers, November 13, 1892
26. John M. Callaghan to Samuel Gompers, November 13, 1892
27. R. P. Fleming to Sir [Samuel Gompers], November 16, 1892
28. Samuel Gompers to John M. Callaghan, November 21, 1892
29. Hall of Workingmen’s Amalgamated Council of New Orleans
SAMUEL GOMPERS, A. F. OF L. ORGANIZERS AND OFFICIALS, AND BLACK WORKERS: CORRESPONDENCE, 1889–1895
31. Samuel Gompers to James H. White, September 14, 1889
32. N. E. St. Cloud to Samuel Gompers, November 1, 1890
33. Josiah B. Dyer to Samuel Gompers, November 17, 1890
34. J. B. Horner to Samuel Gompers, May 30, 1891
35. J. C. Roberts to Samuel Gompers, November 8, 1891
36. J. C. Roberts to Samuel Gompers, November 20, 1891
37. James L. Barrie to Chris Evans, December 10, 1891
38. Western Central Labor Union Seattle, Washington, December 10, 1891
39. Jerome Jones to Samuel Gompers, December 15, 1891
40. Samuel Gompers to R. T. Coles, April 28, 1891
41. Charles P. Overgard to Samuel Gompers, March 23, 1892
42. Charles Overgard to Samuel Gompers, April 7, 1892
43. C. C. Taber to Samuel Gompers, April 24, 1892
44. Charles Overgard to Samuel Gompers, May 4, 1892
45. C. C. Taber to Samuel Gompers, May 31, 1892
46. P. J. McGuire to Samuel Gompers, October 24, 1892
47. Samuel Gompers to J. Geggie, October 27, 1892
48. E. M. McGruder to Samuel Gompers, March 20, 1893
49. Samuel Gompers to E. M. McGruder, April 3, 1893
50. John F. O’Sullivan to Augustine McCraith, June 18, 1895
51. John F. O’Sullivan to Augustine McCraith, July 6, 1895
52. A. S. Leitch to Samuel Gompers, June 8, 1891
53. A. S. Leitch to Samuel Gompers, June 30, 1891
54. George Norton to Samuel Gompers, July 10, 1891
55. A. S. Leitch to Samuel Gompers, July 15, 1891
56. George L. Norton to Chris Evans, October 23, 1891
57. G. L. Norton to Samuel Gompers, January 28, 1892
59. Strike of St. Louis Negro Longshoremen, 1892
60. Samuel Gompers to George L. Norton, April 13, 1892
61. George L. Norton to Samuel Gompers, April 28, 1892
62. George L. Norton to Samuel Gompers, April 28, 1892
63. Samuel Gompers to George L. Norton, May 3, 1892
64. Albert E. King to Samuel Gompers, May 7, 1892
65. John M. Callaghan to Samuel Gompers, May 10, 1892
66. John M. Callaghan to Samuel Gompers, May 15, 1892
67. Samuel Gompers to George L. Norton, May 16, 1892
68. Samuel Gompers to George L. Norton, May 17, 1892
69. Samuel Gompers to John M. Callaghan, May 17, 1892
70. Samuel Gompers to John M. Callaghan, May 24, 1892
71. George L. Norton to Samuel Gompers, May 25, 1892
72. John M. Callaghan to Samuel Gompers, May 29, 1892
73. Samuel Gompers to George L. Norton, June 3, 1892
74. John M. Callaghan to Samuel Gompers, June 5, 1892
75. John M. Callaghan to Samuel Gompers, June 12, 1892
76. George L. Norton to Samuel Gompers, June 19, 1892
77. John M. Callaghan to Samuel Gompers, June 28, 1892
78. John M. Callaghan to Samuel Gompers, August 3, 1892
79. William Brannick to A. F. of L. Executive Committee, August 5, 1892
80. John M. Callaghan to Samuel Gompers, October 26, 1892
81. Samuel Gompers to George L. Norton, February 7, 1893
82. George L. Norton to Samuel Gompers, July 13, 1893
83. George L. Norton to Samuel Gompers, February 7, 1894
THE A. F. OF L., THE MACHINISTS’ UNION, AND THE BLACK WORKER
84. Call For a National Convention of Machinists, Blacksmiths and Helpers
85. Harry E. Aston to Samuel Gompers, April 20, 1891
86. L. C. Fry to Samuel Gompers, April 7, 1892
87. Douglas Wilson to Samuel Gompers, April 14, 1893
89. James O’Connell to Samuel Gompers, November 1, 1893
90. Daniel J. Sullivan to John McBride, March 26, 1895
92. James Duncan to W. S. Davis, April 1, 1895
93. Edward O’Donnell to Augustine McCraith, April 15, 1895
94. Thomas J. Morgan to John McBride, May 18, 1895
95. Thomas J. Morgan to John McBride, July 2, 1895
96. Daniel J. Sullivan to John McBride, July 24, 1895
97. Edward O’Donnell to John McBride, July 26, 1895
99. Robert Rhodes to William Dobson, January 14, 1903
100. William Dobson to George Frey, March 17, 1903
101. George Frey to William Dobson, March 22, 1903
102. Robert Rhodes to William Dobson, March 24, 1903
103. William J. Bowen to George Frey, April 6, 1903
104. Robert Rhodes to Mr. Dobson, April 10, 1903
105. William J. Bowen to Robert Rhodes, April 20, 1903
106. William Bowen to George Frey, April 20, 1903
107. George Frey to William Bowen, April 26, 1903
108. Robert Rhodes to William Bowen, April 27, 1903
THE GALVESTON LONGSHOREMEN STRIKE OF 1898
PART II: THE PULLMAN PORTERS, THE RAILROAD BROTHERHOODS, AND THE BLACK WORKER, 1886–1902
THE PULLMAN PORTERS, THE RAILROAD UNIONS, AND RACIAL DISCRIMINATION
5. A Strike That Should Not Succeed
8. A Lesson That is Being Learned
9. The Right to Strike and the Right to Work
12. Could Not Draw the Color Line
15. William D. Mahon to Samuel Gompers, November 22, 1900
16. John T. Wilson to Frank Morrison, August 22, 1903
THE BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN AND THE “NEGRO QUESTION”
17. W. S. Carter to Samuel Gompers, October 3, 1896
18. W. S. Carter to Samuel Gompers, October 26, 1896
25. A Call for the Admission of Blacks Into the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
26. Firemen Respond to the Call for Admission of Blacks
THE BROTHERHOOD OF RAILROAD TRAINMEN AND THE DEMAND FOR BLACK EXCLUSION
28. The Negro in Train and Yard Service
29. The Negro in Train and Yard Service
37. Negro Labor: Benefit or Detriment?
PART III: THE UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA AND THE BLACK WORKER
RICHARD L. DAVIS, UNITED MINE WORKERS’ LEADER, 1891–1900
20. To Glasgow’s of Last Week—“No Fair Shake”
21. The Colored Race and Labor Organizations
41. Wallace’s Reply to Davis (cont’d.)
46. R. L. Davis, Member of Executive Board
72. Coal Miners’ Band—Excursion
81. A Colored Brother From Grape Creek
84. Two Black Miners Present Contrasting Views at the Illinois State U.M.W. Convention, 1900
85. The Joint Convention in Alabama
PART IV: BLACK COAL MINERS AND THE ISSUE OF STRIKEBREAKING
IMPORTATION AND BLACK STRIKEBREAKING
3. White and Colored Laborers Detrimental
7. Labor Outlook For Colored Men
12. Interview With a White U.M.W. Member
IMPORTED BLACK MINERS AND THE PANA-VIRDEN STRIKE, 1898–1899
15. Negroes in Strikers’ Places
21. Live Wires Placed Around the Stockade Keep Men in Prison
24. Deserted By Their Employers
25. On the Banks of the Railroad
26. Affairs At Virden and Pana
28. Strikers Shot Down By Guards at Virden, Militia Ordered Out
31. Under the Thumb of Unionism
34. Governor Tanner Responsible
43. Women Among the Killed and Wounded
46. 600 Negro Miners Turned Out
47. Employ Negroes in Time of Peace Too
52. Colored Miners in a Frenzy
53. The Mine Riot at Carterville, Ill.
PART V: ALONG THE COLOR LINE: TRADE UNIONS AND THE BLACK WORKER AT THE TURN OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
1. Opposition to Negro Compositors
2. Negro Compositors in the South
8. The Negro: His Relation to Southern Industry, by Will H. Winn
10. How Our Educated Young Men and Women Can Find Employment, by Booker T. Washington
11. Colored Labor in Cotton Mills
12. Strike of Mill Workers at Fulton Cotton Mills
16. The Color Line in Organization
19. Industrial Education is the Solution, by Booker T. Washington
20. Industrial Education Not the Only Solution
22. Critical Position of the Negro
27. Black Tradesmen North and South
29. What Our Working Men Want, by John Durham
30. John Durham on Unions and Black Workers
32. Color Line in Trades Unions
33. Labor Unions and the Negro
34. Indianapolis Street Railroad vs. Colored Men
35. The Race Needs an Example—Shall Indianapolis Set It?
37. The New Gospel of Organized Labor
38. An Open Letter to John Burns, Esq.
40. The Industrial Color Line in the North and the Remedy
42. Became a White Man in Order to Succeed
45. Bring Trades Unions to Terms
51. Unionists Refuse to Parade Because Negroes are Barred
PART VI: CONTEMPORARY ASSESSMENTS
STATUS OF THE BLACK WORKER AT THE TURN OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
1. Letters to Albion W. Tourgee
2. Excerpt from, Doctor Huguet: A Novel, by Ignatius Donnelly
3. Hearings Before the Industrial Commission, 1898–1900
4. Excerpt from The Negro Artisan, W. E. B. DuBois