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Marc Stepp Oral History
Item
Identifier: LOH002336
Abstract
In 2003, labor historian Mike Smith conducted an oral history interview with labor, civil rights, and community leader Marc Stepp. Stepp worked at the Chrysler Highland Park plant and advanced through positions of leadership in the UAW local. He then rose to regional and international levels, culminating in his election in 1974 as UAW International Vice President, a position he filled until his retirement in 1988. Collection consists of video and audio recordings. Stepp talks about his family...
Dates:
2003-06-11 - 2003-06-13
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
Oliver Montgomery Oral History
Item — Box: Individual Oral Histories Box 2: G-M, Folder: 12
Identifier: LOH002296
Abstract
In 2001, Mike Smith interviewed labor and civil rights leader Oliver Montgomery on his lifelong advocacy for racial equality and worker rights, particularly in the steel industry. Collection consists of interview recordings and a transcript. Montgomery discusses his background, career, union activism, civil rights work, personal philosophy, and outlook on the future.
Dates:
2001-03-26; 2001-03-27
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
William Lucy Oral Histories
Collection
Identifier: LOH002239
Abstract
William "Bill" Lucy was a long-serving leader in AFSCME. A civil engineer in Contra Costa, California, he joined AFSCME in 1956 and was involved in the Memphis sanitation workers strike of 1968. He served as Secretary-Treasurer of AFSCME from 1972 to 2010. He co-founded the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU) in 1972 and was involved in the civil rights and anti-Apartheid movements. Philip Mason conducted an audio interview with William Lucy in 2001 and a video interview with him in 2002....
Dates:
2001-04-16; 2002-01-10
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
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