Rev. Addie and Rev. Claude Wyatt Papers, Predominant dates, 1958-1999 ; Inclusive dates, 1851-2010.

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Rev. Addie and Rev. Claude Wyatt Papers, Predominant dates, 1958-1999 ; Inclusive dates, 1851-2010.

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Rev. Addie Wyatt and her husband, Rev. Claude Wyatt were co-pastors of Vernon Park Church of God for more than four decades. Addie Wyatt was a meatpacking worker and union activist in the 1940s. Her determination to fight for social justice led her to union leadership roles, culminating in her election as vice-president of the Amalgamated Meatcutters Union (later merged into the United Food and Commercial Workers Union). She was a founder of the Coalition of Labor Union Women and the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists. This collection includes correspondence, manuscripts, programs, proceedings, serials, clipping files, audio-visual materials and photographs from her work in labor, Black and women's organizations. Also included is extensive documentation on the history of Vernon Park Church of God, including sermon texts by Rev. Claude Wyatt.

220 linear feet.

Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center

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Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center

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Vernon Park Church of God (Chicago, Ill.)

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Wyatt, Claude, 1921-2010

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Wyatt, Addie L., 1924-

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Addie L. Wyatt was born on March 8, 1924, in Brookhaven, Mississippi. The oldest girl of eight children, Wyatt (then Cameron) looked to her mother, Maggie Cameron, as an example. When Wyatt was only three, she gave her first recitation in church. This began a career in public speaking which reaches through religion to human rights, which represents a lifetime of work in which her actions speak even louder than her powerful words.Wyatt is one of the nation's foremost labor leaders. She was the fi...