Robert “Buddy” Battle Oral History

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Title

Robert “Buddy” Battle Oral History

Description

Robert Battle was the President of the Trade Union Leadership Council and second vice-president of the UAW Ford Local 600. This interview describes his work with the Ford Motor Company and the employment of blacks, Ford Organizing Drive, and origins of the TULC (Trade Union Leadership Council) and of NALC (Negro American Labor Council). Battle also recalls the relationship of UAW and TULC and blacks and apprenticeship training.

Oral History Item

Interviewer

Hill, Herbert

Interviewee

Battle, Robert Buddy

Date Recorded

1969-03-19

Coverage

Detroit, MI- 1935-1969

Citation

“Robert “Buddy” Battle Oral History,” Michigan Oral History Database, accessed October 22, 2024, http://www.database.michiganoha.org/items/show/31.

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