{"value"=>"<p>These scrapbooks (1917-1941) are about labor issues faced by African Americans and contain clippings from a variety of both African American and mainstream newspapers. Coverage includes discrimination in hiring and in union memberships across industries, various strikes, and the hiring/lack of hiring African Americans. Industries covered include mining, garment workers, auto workers, steel workers, and fur dyers. There is a particular focus on the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, the first labor union formed by African Americans, and on the porter industry as a whole.</p>"}