In 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. Today: Harriet Tubman, “conductor” on the Underground Railroad, transporting escaped slaves to freedom. Her work at the Jersey Shore…Read More

In 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. Today: Bayard Rustin, who served the trade union and civil rights movements as a brilliant theorist, tactician and organizer. Read More

In 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. Today: Velma Hopkins, whose work with the tobacco industry paved the way for North Carolina’s black middle class.Read More