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Black Women and the Labor Movement After WWII: The Story of Moranda Smith
Type of Presentation
Shared
Session Abstract
This session will present findings of a historical research study which explored the life of Moranda Smith, a pioneer who organized Congress of Industrial Organizations’ (CIO) unions in Winston-Salem, NC.
Target Audience
Adult educators and learners who are interested in historical representation of African Americans in adult education with respect to workforce development and labor education.
Learning Outcomes
From this session, participants will understand how Moranda Smith made significant contributions to the education of adults despite the cultural and sociopolitical obstacles that existed within the labor movement in the South after World War II.
Session Description
A small, but ever extending body of research within adult education has explored the history of labor education (Cervero, 2001; Horton, 1990; Liveright, 1956; London, 1957, 1999; Rachal, 2000) and women (Fenwick, 2008) in the United States. Less often told is the role of African American women leaders in the labor movement after World War II. Moranda Smith was the first woman to serve as the Southern Regional Director for the Food, Tobacco, Agricultural and Allied Workers of America (FTA). In this capacity Smith traveled throughout the South educating individuals and organizing unions because although Black women made up a larger portion of the tobacco industry workers, they were the lowest-paid workers within this industry.
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Thursday November 7
Primary Presenter
Geleana Drew Alston, Texas State University-San Marcos
Work Title
Doctoral Candidate
Additional Presenters: Enters In Order.
Dr. Jovita Ross-Gordon, Texas State University-San Marcos
Work Title
Professor