Kenny Riley and Black Union Labor Power in the Port of Charleston

Their ancestors may have been cargo in the slave ships that arrived in Charleston, S.C. Today, the scale has been rebalanced: black longshoremen run the port's cargo operation. They are members of the International Longshoremen's Association, a powerful labor union, and Kenny Riley is the charismatic leader of the Charleston local. Riley combines commitment to the civil rights movement with the practicality to ensure that Charleston remains a principal East Coast port. He emerged on the international stage in 2000, rallying union members worldwide to the defense of "The Charleston Five," longshoremen arrested after a confrontation with police turned violent. This is Riley's story as well as a behind-the-scenes look at organized black labor in a Deep South port.

Author: Ted Reed, John J. Yurechko
Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
Published: 03/01/2020
Pages: 213
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.70h x 6.00w x 0.40d
ISBN13: 9781476677729
ISBN10: 1476677727
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional | African American & Black
- History | African American & Black
- Business & Economics | Labor | Unions

About the Author
Former Miami Herald reporter, Ted Reed is a business and labor writer. He lives in Charlotte, North Carolina. John Yurechko is a retired senior government military analyst. He lives in Locust Grove, Virginia.