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Sibal Holt [Part 3 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: 2005-10-27

Duration: 00:30:34

Subjects: Bussie, Victor V., 1919-2011 | Holt, Sibal Suarez | Oral history

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 start with the Louisiana AFL-CIO under Victor Bussie in 1975. Part 3 of 4.