Topics include his family history; railroad gangs; machine shop; loggers; steam engines and whistles; the 1913 copper miners' strike; the Italian Hall disaster; work as a carpenter; his first car; and breweries.
Edward Doty was a plumber and black unionist in Chicago Illinois. In this interview Doty recalls the problem of discrimination in the Chicago area building trades, especially in electricians’ and plumbers’ unions. Doty also describes the organization…