Sibal Holt [Part 2 of 4]
Oral History
Details
Collection:LSA
Genre: Interview
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Department of State
Date Issued: 2007-10-27
Duration: 00:30:07
Subjects: Holt, Sibal Suarez | CIVIL RIGHTS | American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL–CIO) | LABOR MOVEMENT | National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) | Communications Workers of America (CWA) | Oral history | RACISM | SOUTH CENTRAL BELL | Randolph, Asa Philip, 1889-1979
Contributors:
- Holt, Sibal Interviewee
- Jackson, Sailor Jr. Interviewer
- Jackson, Sailor Jr. Photographer
Description
Oral history with Sibal Suarez Holt conducted on October 27, 2005. Holt was the head of the Louisiana American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) and the first black female president of an AFL-CIO state branch. In this interview, Holt discusses her time working various jobs and how she became involved with union work in New Orleans. Part 2 of 4.