Interview of labor activist Max Gazen

Description:: Labor activist Max Gazen talks about being born in the Netherlands in 1897, coming to the U.S. at age nine, working in Grand Rapids, MI, and joining the merchant marine. He also talks about working for the Hotel and Restaurant Workers union, being a delegate to the Detroit Federation of Labor, his participation in the wave of sit-down strikes, helping to cook for the Flint sit-down strikers, union leaders, strikes and picket-lines, and racial discrimination.
Date Issued:: 1980-09-20T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:: Michigan State University. Libraries
Collection:: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Place:: Michigan, Michigan, Michigan, and United States
Subject Topic:: Political activity, Labor leaders, Merchant marine, Labor unions, Sit-down strikes, Race discrimination, and Emigration and immigration
Subject Name:: Gazen, Max and Gazen, Max
Subject Genre:: Interviews and Interviews
Language:: English
Rights:: In Copyright
URL:: https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m5ws8jw64