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Soft cover, 39 pages. Roscoe Proctor, Editor. Roscoe Proctor was born in Texas, where he worked as a youth as a farm laborer. Moving to California in the 1940s, he joined the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), and worked for decades on the docks and in warehouses. Roscoe Proctor, A longtime Oakland resident, he was active in the community as well as in union affairs, helping build movements that resulted in the hiring of the city’s first black bus drivers and smashing racial barriers in its public accommodations. He helped build tenants’ organizations and led rent strikes, and helped start the very first chapter of the National Welfare Rights Organization. Proctor also helped inaugurate Youth for Jobs, which brought together black youth in Oakland and south Berkeley and turned an unused fire house into a center for job training and getting jobs. He mentored many youth in the community, encouraging them to read, to discuss and to be active on issues of the day. Proctor was a member of the Communist Party USA’s Political Committee, and served as Secretary of its Trade Union Department. Please ask specific questions on details, condition, and shipping prior to bidding, ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD AS IS, and the bidder will be responsible for payment. We box and ship what we can to keep costs low, and use USPS and UPS. Large items, extremely fragile, and high value items will be packed by UPS. Quotes available on request

  • Dimensions: 7.5" x 9.5"
  • Condition: Very Good Condition with no missing or torn pages.

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