Year: 1994
Type: article
Abstract: The Eighth Biennial Southern Labor Studies Conference met in Birmingham October 21-24, 1993.The theme of the conference was "Race & Culture" and it incorporated sessions on both the South and Latin America.The four days of sessions covered a wide range of topics examining the often agonizing and exciting juxtaposition of racial solidarity and segregation.A session on NAFTA kicked off the conference.The participants included Ed Brown (UAB), Thea Lee (Economic Policy Institute), Thomas Skidmore (Brown), and Greg Woodhead (Task Force on Trade, AFL-CIO).A roundtable discussion followed, examining "Race & Gender."Norma Powell (CWA) and Buddy Watson King (UMW) recited their own experiences as female organizers in a predominately male setting.Mary Frederickson ably mediated.The following day a session chaired by Robert Zieger examined the intersection of class and race during the World War I period.Joseph McCartin (SUNY-Geneseo) and Eric Karolak (Ohio State) spoke on the dynamic role played by the federal government in mediating race relations in wartime industries.Another session examined the adaptive strategies used by African Americans in the urban environment in Meridian, Mississippi (Elizabeth
Authors: Colin Davis, Michael Conniff
Institutions: University of Alabama at Birmingham, Auburn University
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Reduced inequalities
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W1990478138