Blue Jenkins: Working for Workers
| AUTHOR | Pferdehirt, Julia |
| PUBLISHER | Wisconsin Historical Society Press (10/26/2011) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
Description
When William "Blue" Jenkins was onlysix months old, he moved with his parents from a Mississippi sharecropper s farm to the industrial city of Racine, Wisconsin with dreams of a new life. As an African-American in the pre civil rights era, Blue came face to face with racism: the Ku Klux Klan hung a black figure in effigy from a tree in the Jenkins family s yard. Growing up, Blue knew where blacks could shop, eat, and get a job in Racine and where they couldn t. The injustices that confronted Blue in his young life would drive his desire to make positive changes to his community and workplace in adulthood.
Thisaddition tothe Badger Biographies series shares Blue Jenkins s story as it acquaints young readers with African-American and labor history. Following an all-star career as a high school football player, Blue became involved in unions through his work at Belle City Malleable. As World War II raged on, he participated in the home-front battle against discrimination in work, housing, and economic opportunity. When Blue became president of the union at Belle City, he organized blood drives and fought for safety regulations. He also helped to integrate labor union offices. In 1962, he became president of the U.A.W. National Foundry in the Midwest, and found himself in charge of 50,000 foundry union members."
Thisaddition tothe Badger Biographies series shares Blue Jenkins s story as it acquaints young readers with African-American and labor history. Following an all-star career as a high school football player, Blue became involved in unions through his work at Belle City Malleable. As World War II raged on, he participated in the home-front battle against discrimination in work, housing, and economic opportunity. When Blue became president of the union at Belle City, he organized blood drives and fought for safety regulations. He also helped to integrate labor union offices. In 1962, he became president of the U.A.W. National Foundry in the Midwest, and found himself in charge of 50,000 foundry union members."
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Product Details
ISBN-13:
9780870204272
ISBN-10:
0870204270
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
160
Carton Quantity:
48
Product Dimensions:
7.00 x 0.40 x 8.90 inches
Weight:
0.85 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Price on Product,
Maps,
Table of Contents,
Ikids,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Social Activists
Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - State & Local
Grade Level:
2nd Grade
- 7th Grade
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level:
5.4
Point Value:
2
Interest Level:
Middle Grade
Guided Reading Level:
Not Applicable
Dewey Decimal:
B
Library of Congress Control Number:
2011022842
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When William "Blue" Jenkins was onlysix months old, he moved with his parents from a Mississippi sharecropper s farm to the industrial city of Racine, Wisconsin with dreams of a new life. As an African-American in the pre civil rights era, Blue came face to face with racism: the Ku Klux Klan hung a black figure in effigy from a tree in the Jenkins family s yard. Growing up, Blue knew where blacks could shop, eat, and get a job in Racine and where they couldn t. The injustices that confronted Blue in his young life would drive his desire to make positive changes to his community and workplace in adulthood.
Thisaddition tothe Badger Biographies series shares Blue Jenkins s story as it acquaints young readers with African-American and labor history. Following an all-star career as a high school football player, Blue became involved in unions through his work at Belle City Malleable. As World War II raged on, he participated in the home-front battle against discrimination in work, housing, and economic opportunity. When Blue became president of the union at Belle City, he organized blood drives and fought for safety regulations. He also helped to integrate labor union offices. In 1962, he became president of the U.A.W. National Foundry in the Midwest, and found himself in charge of 50,000 foundry union members."
Thisaddition tothe Badger Biographies series shares Blue Jenkins s story as it acquaints young readers with African-American and labor history. Following an all-star career as a high school football player, Blue became involved in unions through his work at Belle City Malleable. As World War II raged on, he participated in the home-front battle against discrimination in work, housing, and economic opportunity. When Blue became president of the union at Belle City, he organized blood drives and fought for safety regulations. He also helped to integrate labor union offices. In 1962, he became president of the U.A.W. National Foundry in the Midwest, and found himself in charge of 50,000 foundry union members."
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Author:
Pferdehirt, Julia
Julia Pferdehirt is an author, educator, and professional storyteller. The story of Caroline Quarlls is one her favorite successes of Wisconsin's Underground Railroad, and she feels privileged to tell the little-known story of this young woman's courage and determination to take her own freedom. A resident of Middleton, Wisconsin, Pferdehirt has also written "They Came to Wisconsin," a book about immigrants for a young audience published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press.
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