Black History
Profile: Septima Poinsette Clark
Posted OnFebruary 1, 2021 byIn partnership with the national AFL-CIO and historical societies, the New Jersey State AFL-CIO honors African Americans who have made a significant impact in the labor and civil rights movements. We hope you meet them all. Profile: Septima Poinsette Clark. By the time she was 20, she began a teaching career that lasted more than 40…Read More
Profile: William Lucy
Posted OnFebruary 1, 2021 byIn partnership with the national AFL-CIO and historical societies, the New Jersey State AFL-CIO honors African Americans who have made a significant impact in the labor and civil rights movements. We hope you meet them all. Profile: William Lucy, who, as international secretary-treasurer of the American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) for…Read More
Profile: Hattie Canty
Posted OnFebruary 1, 2021 byIn partnership with the national AFL-CIO and historical societies, the New Jersey State AFL-CIO honors African Americans who have made a significant impact in the labor and civil rights movements. We hope you meet them all. Profile: Hattie Canty, who not only fought to make sure that working people got paid the living wages they…Read More
Profile: Sue Cowan Williams
Posted OnFebruary 1, 2021 byIn partnership with the national AFL-CIO and historical societies, the New Jersey State AFL-CIO honors African Americans who have made a significant impact in the labor and civil rights movements. We hope you meet them all. Profile: Sue Cowan Williams, whose lawsuit in Arkansas eventually ended race-based pay scales for teachers.Read More
Profile: Bonnie Watson Coleman
Posted OnFebruary 1, 2021 byIn partnership with the national AFL-CIO and historical societies, the New Jersey State AFL-CIO honors African Americans who have made a significant impact in the labor and civil rights movements. We hope you meet them all. Profile: Bonnie Watson Coleman, the first African American woman to represent New Jersey in Congress. Watson Coleman is passionate…Read More
Profile: Paul Robeson
Posted OnFebruary 1, 2021 byIn partnership with the national AFL-CIO and historical societies, the New Jersey State AFL-CIO honors African Americans who have made a significant impact in the labor and civil rights movements. We hope you meet them all. Profile: Paul Robeson, Renaissance man and pride of New Jersey. Read More
Profile: Augusta Thomas
Posted OnFebruary 1, 2021 byIn partnership with the national AFL-CIO and historical societies, the New Jersey State AFL-CIO honors African Americans who have made a significant impact in the labor and civil rights movements. We hope you meet them all. Augusta Thomas was AFGE’s national vice president for women and fair practices. She was a lifelong civil rights activist,…Read More
Profile: Bayard Rustin
Posted OnFebruary 1, 2021 byIn partnership with the national AFL-CIO and historical societies, the New Jersey State AFL-CIO honors African Americans who have made a significant impact in the labor and civil rights movements. We hope you meet them all. Profile: Bayard Rustin, who served the trade union and civil rights movements as a brilliant theorist, tactician and organizer. Read More
Profile: Fred Redmond
Posted OnFebruary 1, 2021 byIn partnership with the national AFL-CIO and historical societies, the New Jersey State AFL-CIO honors African Americans who have made a significant impact in the labor and civil rights movements. We hope you meet them all. Profile: Fred Redmond, United Steelworkers international vice president for human affairs. Read More
Profile: Lucy Gonzales Parsons
Posted OnFebruary 1, 2021 byIn partnership with the national AFL-CIO and historical societies, the New Jersey State AFL-CIO honors African Americans who have made a significant impact in the labor and civil rights movements. We hope you meet them all. Profile: Lucy Gonzales Parsons, who, during the Haymarket Riot, became active in the campaign to free the men. She…Read More