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From: Cassandra Brooks <>
Subject: Query: Association of Colored Railway
Date: 14 Jul 1998 17:04:34 -0700


>Has anyone ever heard of an organization called the "ASSOCIATION OF
>COLORED RAILWAY TRAINMEN"? My great grandfather belonged to it back in
>1926. It sounds like it might of been a union for the "colored"
>railroad workers but I am not sure about this. On my g-grandfathers
>traveling card it says the Local President was a R. H. Russell and the
>Local Secretary was J. H. Bradford and the Grand Sec'y was R. Flowers.
>Does anyone know of this union/organization? Help!!! I appreciate
>whatever information you have.
>Thanks for your in-put and help.
>
>Cassandra
>
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