Asked by Adrina Trejo on Sep 29, 2024
Which of the following statements about the unionization of black auto workers is LEAST accurate?
A) Some black churches obstructed the unionization of black workers because the churches were closely allied with industrialist Henry Ford.
B) Throughout the 1940s,the UAW refused to admit black workers into its ranks because of their long history of serving as strikebreakers.
C) The unionization of black auto workers contributed to an increase in working-class membership in the NAACP.
D) Although black and white workers increasingly came together in unions,racial hostility outside the workplace occasionally exploded into violence.
UAW
United Auto Workers, a labor union representing workers in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico, primarily in the automotive industry.
NAACP
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, a civil rights organization founded in 1909 to fight prejudice, lynching, and Jim Crow segregation, and to work for the betterment of people of color.
Henry Ford
An American industrialist and founder of the Ford Motor Company, known for revolutionizing the automobile industry with assembly line production.
- Determine the major industries and unions that were significant contributors to the labor movement of the 1940s.
Learning Objectives
- Determine the major industries and unions that were significant contributors to the labor movement of the 1940s.