Discrimination is the Bosses Tool: Tacoma Longshore Unions and African Americans
Date Created:
2007
Description:
Retired longshoreman Roger Coleman describes the working environment at the Port of Tacoma during the 1960s and 1970s and comments on the racial attitudes and trends among workers. He also discusses the history of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and its local affiliate, Local 23.
Location:
United States -- Washington (State) -- Tacoma
Source:
University of Washington Tacoma Community History Project