Interview of labor leader Robert "Buddy" Battle
Robert "Buddy" Battle talks about his role in the formation of the Trade Union Leadership Council (TULC), an African American labor organization that became a significant force in Detroit politics. Battle talks about issues of race relations, discrimination, and segregation in organized labor and the UAW and the Ford Local 600. He also talks about Detroit and Michigan politics and the rise of Coleman Young, Richard Austin, and others.
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- In Collections
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G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Copyright Status
- In Copyright
- Date Published
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1982-02-13
- Interviewees
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Battle, Robert, III, 1917-1989
- Interviewers
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Babson, Steve
Alpern, Ron
- Sponsors
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Michigan Labor History Society
- Subjects
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Battle, Robert, III, 1917-1989
Trade Union Leadership Council
International Union, United Automobile, Aircraft, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America. Ford Local 600
Labor leaders
Labor unions, Black
Politics and government
Race relations
Segregation
Michigan
Michigan--Detroit
United States
- Material Type
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Sound recordings
- Series
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Detroit labor history tours
- Language
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English
- Extent
- 00:26:40
- Venue Note
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Recorded 1982 February 13
- Holding Institution
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Vincent Voice Library
- Call Number
- Voice 8839
- Catalog Record
- http://catalog.lib.msu.edu/record=b13088943
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