Cleveland Robinson Papers 1956-1992

Robinson, Cleveland L. (Cleveland Lowellyn), 1914-1995

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Cleveland Robinson was born in 1914 in Swabys Hope, a rural parish of Jamaica. After serving as a local constable and an elementary school teacher, he emigrated to the United States in 1944. On arrival he took a job in a Manhattan dry goods store and very soon became active in District 65, Distributive Workers. After organizing his own shop in 1947, he went on to become a steward, and then a full-time organizer for the union. He was elected vice-president in 1950 and secretary-treasurer in 1952,...

Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (U.S.)

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CBTU was started in September 1972 when more than 1,200 black union officials and rank and file members from 37 national unions met in Chicago, Illinois, to discuss the role of black trade unionists in the labor movement. At the time, it was the largest single gathering of black unionists in the history of the American labor movement. Five black labor leaders (William Lucy, Nelson Edwards, William Simons, Charles Hayes and Cleveland Robinson) called the new organization the Coalition of Black Tr...

American Committee for Africa.

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Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change

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The Center was founded in 1968 by Coretta Scott King, widow of Martin Luther King, Jr. It was established as an official memorial, education and action center to carry on his legacy of nonviolent social change. From the description of Collection, 1968-[ongoing] (Swarthmore College, Peace Collection). WorldCat record id: 28371590 ...

New York State Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission

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The New York State Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission was established under Laws of 1985, Ch. 811. The commission was created to develop , promote, coordinate and review plans and activities statewide for the annual commemoration and celebration of the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. From the description of Executive Director's files (New York State Archives). WorldCat record id: 151675633 ...

New York (N.Y.). City Commission on Human Rights

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King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968

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Martin Luther King, Jr. (b. January 15, 1929, Atlanta, Georgia –d. April 4, 1968, Memphis, Tennessee) was an American Baptist minister and activist who was a leader in the Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience. King helped to organize the 1963 March on Washington, where he delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. In 1964, King received the Nobel Peace Prize and in 1965, he helped to organize the Selma to M...

International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America. District 65

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District 65, United Automobile Workers (UAW) began as the Wholesale Dry Goods Workers Union organized in September 1933 by Arthur Osman and a group of Jewish workers at a dry goods warehouse on New York City's Lower East Side. Originally affiliated with the United Hebrew Trades, the union obtained a charter from the American Federation of Labor (AFL) early in 1935 to become Federal Local 19932, Wholesale Dry Good Employees Union. Between 1937-1942, Local 65 was at the ce...