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Communism and Black resistance in the 1930s South

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Organizing Black Workers in Alabama: Birth of the Sharecroppers Union

This chapter covers the formation of the sharecroppers union in 1931, led by Al Murphy, and highlights the role of women in negotiating settlements with planters, the union's growth despite violence, and the success of mass campaigns.

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