Blake, Orvel, 1900-1982

Description:

He discusses work in mines in Illinois and Missouri, conditions at his workplace at Chevrolet Plant No. 6, and his experience sitting in during the Sit-Down Strike, when he cooked breakfast meals. He describes conditions later at Standard Cotton Products and the Ku Klux Klan in Missouri.

Date Issued:

1980-03-25T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

University of Michigan - Flint

Collection:

University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project

Subject Topic:

General Motors Corporation. Chevrolet-Flint Division. Plant No. 6, Standard Cotton Products Company, and Coal mines and mining--Illinois

Language:

English

Rights:

Permission granted for University of Michigan to publish.

URL:

http://digitalarchives.umflint.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p16210coll3/id/24