Maybe they did in Calif but not in the South. Labor unions were as
segregated as anything else until the 60's.  And of course the Socialist
Party never got anywhere near a foothold in the South, what with the
Democratic Party holding such power there.  And not many blacks joined the
Socialist Party, either; it was almost exclusively white from what I've
heard.

Kat

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From: "Magenta Raine" <[log in to unmask]>
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> From what I have learned, the civil rights movement grew out of the
organized
> labor movement, and the women's movement. The socialist group accepted
people
> of color without hassles.
>
> Mag
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