Shelton Tappes Oral History
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Title
Shelton Tappes Oral History
Description
Shelton Tappes was the Assistant Director for the UAW Fair Practices Department. In this interview Tappes recalls the Automobile industry before unionization, “Negro” jobs in the auto industry, and the Ford Organizing Drive. Tappes describes the role of black in growth of Local 600, the black caucuses in the UAW, and the history of Fair Practices Department.
Oral History Item
Interviewer
Hill, Herbert
Interviewee
Tappes, Shelton, 1911-
Date Recorded
1967-10-27
Coverage
Detroit, MI; 1928-1968
Collection
Citation
“Shelton Tappes Oral History,” Michigan Oral History Database, accessed October 23, 2024, http://www.database.michiganoha.org/items/show/58.