Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource (repository, collection, or item). Blacks in the Labor Movement Description An account of the resource Oral histories conducted in Detroit by Herbert Hill, Roberta McBride, Norman McRae and others during the late 1960’s. Brief descriptions of the interviews may be found in Warner Pflug’s Guide to the Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs. CWIS Item Migration This Item Type takes in metadata from CWIS' database. Title, Description, and Coverage are added to the same Omeka Metadata fields. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource (repository, collection, or item). Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Billups Oral History Description An account of the resource Joseph Billups was one of the first members of Local 600. He worked at Ford and was fired numerous times for his union association. Mr. and Mrs. Billups discuss their roles with the Ford Hunger March of 1932, their participation with the Detroit Unemployment Council and Soup Kitchens, and the assistance they provided for evicted persons before the founding of the welfare department. Billups describes the Nat Turner Club, a progressive group that influenced the advancement of Civil Rights. He recalls his involvement striking various auto plants and Henry Fords’ recognition of the union. Billups recalls how he became pro-union and explains the reasons that other black auto workers did not participate in union activities. Oral History Item Metadata Specific to Oral History Items. Date Recorded Date of Record Creation (Imported from CWIS DateRecordedBegin field) 1967-09-09 Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Billups, Joseph, 1893-; Billups, Rose, Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview McBride, Roberta Coverage Coverage (Imported from CWIS Coverage field) Detroit, MI; 1996-2004