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Richard L. Davis and the Color Line in Ohio Coal: A Hocking Valley Mine Labor Organizer, 1862-1900 - Contributions to Southern Appalachian Studies Frans H. Doppen
Richard L. Davis and the Color Line in Ohio Coal: A Hocking Valley Mine Labor Organizer, 1862-1900 - Contributions to Southern Appalachian Studies
Frans H. Doppen
Born on the eve of the Emancipation Proclamation in Roanoke County, Virginia, Richard L. Davis moved to Rendville, Ohio in 1882 where he became a checkweighman and early mine labor organiser. On January 22, 1890, he was one of only two African Americans who attended the founding convention of the United Mine Workers of America in Columbus, Ohio.
25 pages, illustrations
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | October 18, 2016 |
| ISBN13 | 9781476667393 |
| Publishers | McFarland & Co Inc |
| Pages | 192 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 10 mm · 268 g |
| Language | English |