Union League

The Union League of America (or Loyal League) was the first African American Radical Republican organization in the southern United States and one of the first labor unions. The League was created in the North during the American Civil War as a patriotic club to support the Union.  It was officially established in May 1863 when a common constitution was adopted.  By late 1863 … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: African-Americans and the Labor Union Movement