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Date of Award
5-2025
Document Type
Restricted Thesis: Campus only access
First Advisor
Dr. Lauren Henley
Second Advisor
Dr. Helen Meier
Third Advisor
Dr. Robert Nelson, Dr. Bo Yun Park
Abstract
In 20th-century Richmond, Black tobacco laborers engaged in activism agains Jim-Crow-era workplace injustices, including poor working conditions and low wages. Their efforts extended beyond the workplace through unionization and community mobilization, with support from the Richmond Planet, the city's largest Black newspaper at the time. This activism not only transformed labor conditions but also had broader implications for Black health, particularly in shifting geospatial stroke mortality.
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Recommended Citation
Caudill, Craig, "Beyond the Factory Walls: Black Tobacco Labor, Civil Rights, and Public Health in 20th-Century Richmond, Virginia" (2025). Honors Theses. 1805.
https://scholarship.richmond.edu/honors-theses/1805
