The First Colored Organizer
April 19, 1906
Summary
For the first time in history, there is a colored “salaried” organizer. It is said that “the same opposition met every new venture,” but women continued to progress in different fields of work.
Transcription
The First Colored Organizer
Dayton. O., May 11th-- W. Thompson, a colored member of hod carriers’ union No. 228 of St. Louis was today appointed general organizer for the International laborers’ union, with headquarters in this city. He is the first salaried colored organizer ever places in commission by a labor organization. Thompson, who will begin work at once in Indiana, was one of the founders of the building laborers’ international protective union in 1887.
Dayton. O., May 11th-- W. Thompson, a colored member of hod carriers’ union No. 228 of St. Louis was today appointed general organizer for the International laborers’ union, with headquarters in this city. He is the first salaried colored organizer ever places in commission by a labor organization. Thompson, who will begin work at once in Indiana, was one of the founders of the building laborers’ international protective union in 1887.
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Lower Left Quadrant
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Emma Roberts
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“The First Colored Organizer,” Black Virginia: The Richmond Planet, 1894-1909, accessed April 24, 2025, https://blackvirginia.richmond.edu/items/show/426.