Lee Richardson III, an African American, discusses his career as a production worker and UAW member at the Fisher Body plant in Lansing, MI

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Description:

Lee talks about standing in a line that ran four blocks to the elementary school to apply and being hired in September 1977. He describes his impression of the size of the plant, his first jobs and discovering they were not as easy as they looked. Lee tells about finishing college, being a per diem supervisor, and watching Sexton High School football games from the factory roof.

Date Issued:

2005-10-17T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Michigan State University. Libraries

Collection:

G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

Place:

Michigan, Lansing, Michigan, and Lansing

Subject Topic:

Career in automobile industry and trade, Automobile industry workers, Labor union members, Applications for positions, Educational attainment, Automobile industry workers, Supervision of, and Leisure

Subject Name:

Richardson, Lee, III and Richardson, Lee, III

Subject Genre:

Interviews, Interviews, and Interviews

Language:

English

Rights:

In Copyright

URL:

https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m5q814s6f