User contributions for Laborhistorian108

24 March 2023

• 18:5918:59, 24 March 2023 diff hist +134 Walter Reuther Added portrait of Reuther from Department of Labor's Hall of Honor. Tag: Visual edit

27 January 2023

• 16:5016:50, 27 January 2023 diff hist +329 m Walter Reuther Added activist to occupation in infobox. Tag: Visual edit

16 January 2023

• 02:1402:14, 16 January 2023 diff hist +1,359 Walter Reuther →Environmentalism: Added short subsection on Reuther's support for the creation of Redwood National Park. Tag: Visual edit
• 01:3501:35, 16 January 2023 diff hist −306 Walter Reuther Removed "Close Support of Johnson" subsection because it is does not properly fall under the section heading of "Civil rights activism" and is a gross simplification of the historical record so as to be misleading. The content of this subsection is better fit for a standalone section on the Vietnam War that contextualizes Reuther's position with dates and events. Tag: Visual edit

9 January 2023

• 02:0402:04, 9 January 2023 diff hist +489 Walter Reuther Added two major recognitions to introduction to underscore significance of subject at the outset for readers; reversed order of sentences in legacy section Tag: Visual edit

11 June 2021

• 18:3418:34, 11 June 2021 diff hist +404 Walter Reuther Added status as cofounder of AFL-CIO to opening section Tag: Visual edit

30 January 2021

• 03:1003:10, 30 January 2021 diff hist −118 Walter Reuther Removed picture that was mistakenly thought to be Walter Reuther. Tag: Visual edit

31 July 2020

• 00:3100:31, 31 July 2020 diff hist +1,249 Big Six (activists) Added that the Big Six brought four white organizers on board leading up to the march and that together they were known as the "Big Ten"; citations provided Tag: Visual edit

10 July 2020

• 21:5321:53, 10 July 2020 diff hist +900 Lincoln Memorial →Sacred space: Added short explanation about how the Lincoln Memorial was selected for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom; citations provided Tag: Visual edit

11 June 2020

• 19:4719:47, 11 June 2020 diff hist +450 Civil rights movement →Brown v. Board of Education, 1954: Added sentence about Reuther and UAW's financial support for the NAACP at the Supreme Court Tag: Visual edit

9 June 2020

• 18:4818:48, 9 June 2020 diff hist +490 Walter Reuther Added that Reuther believed in Swedish-style social democracy Tag: Visual edit

8 June 2020

• 17:4617:46, 8 June 2020 diff hist +247 I Have a Dream Added picture leaders of the march posing in front of Lincoln Memorial Tag: Visual edit

7 June 2020

• 22:0422:04, 7 June 2020 diff hist +821 Lincoln Memorial →Sacred space: Added historic picture of March on Washington leaders posing before statue of President Lincoln; also added sentence about how and why the Lincoln Memorial was selected; citation provided; picture in public domain Tag: Visual edit

6 June 2020

• 23:2823:28, 6 June 2020 diff hist +682 Students for a Democratic Society →1960-1962: The Port Huron Statement: Added sentence about the UAW's support for the 1962 convention; citation provided Tag: Visual edit
• 23:2323:23, 6 June 2020 diff hist +688 Port Huron Statement No edit summary Tag: Visual edit
• 19:5919:59, 6 June 2020 diff hist +486 Model Cities Program Added source of concept; citation provided Tag: Visual edit
• 19:4419:44, 6 June 2020 diff hist +1,289 Poor People's Campaign →Solidarity Day: Added role of Reuther and UAW in two places; citations provided Tag: Visual edit

5 June 2020

• 17:2517:25, 5 June 2020 diff hist −52 March on Washington →Planning and organization: Fixed erroneous caption that said picture was of the leaders after the march when in fact the picture was taken months before the march on June 22. Tag: Visual edit
• 17:1517:15, 5 June 2020 diff hist +514 March on Washington →The March: Added two historic pictures from Wikicommons; both are within the public domain; Tag: Visual edit
• 15:2615:26, 5 June 2020 diff hist +732 Walter Reuther →Civil rights activism: Added sentence showing financial support of the NAACP's petition to the Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education; citation provided Tag: Visual edit
• 15:2015:20, 5 June 2020 diff hist +677 Brown v. Board of Education Added sentence showing labor's financial support of the NAACP's petition to the Supreme Court; citation provided Tag: Visual edit

3 June 2020

• 13:0713:07, 3 June 2020 diff hist +12 March on Washington Undid revision 960486907 by 220.253.87.33 (talk) Vandalism Tag: Undo

1 June 2020

• 19:2619:26, 1 June 2020 diff hist +315 Walter Reuther Added sentence about Reuther's commitment to nonviolence and civil disobedience; citation provided Tag: Visual edit
• 17:0017:00, 1 June 2020 diff hist +307 Martin Luther King Jr. Added short sentence to lead section describing how King built a strategic coalition with the labor movement to advance his civil rights agenda. Indeed, King worked closely with the labor movement because he understood justice for black Americans was inextricably intertwined with that for working people; Indeed, he was in Memphis to support striking sanitation workers when he was assassinated; citation provided Tag: Visual edit

31 May 2020

• 15:2115:21, 31 May 2020 diff hist +768 Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights →Organizational history: Added Reuther's role as cofounder; two sources cited Tag: Visual edit

28 May 2020

• 00:1700:17, 28 May 2020 diff hist +105 List of civil rights leaders Added picture of Walter Reuther in chronological order by birth year Tag: Visual edit
• 00:0600:06, 28 May 2020 diff hist +21 Civil rights movement →Individual activists: Added Reuther to individual activists list Tag: Visual edit

27 May 2020

• 17:4917:49, 27 May 2020 diff hist +233 Civil rights movement →March on Washington, 1963: Added famous picture of leaders posing before the Lincoln Memorial Tag: Visual edit
• 15:1015:10, 27 May 2020 diff hist +883 March on Washington Added short sentence to lead section noting that Reuther was the most integral and significant white organizer of the march. This is noteworthy because the march was a civil rights demonstration that sought to not just give blacks their civil rights but also to reconcile race relations between whites and blacks in America. Citations included. Tag: Visual edit

25 May 2020

• 15:3515:35, 25 May 2020 diff hist +1,483 Walter Reuther →March on Washington, 1963: Added exchange between Reuther and Kennedy during White House meeting after the March on Washington Tag: Visual edit
• 15:3215:32, 25 May 2020 diff hist +1,483 March on Washington →Meeting with President Kennedy: Added exchange during meeting with Kennedy Tag: Visual edit
• 15:2015:20, 25 May 2020 diff hist +386 Walter Reuther Added various categories Tag: Visual edit

24 May 2020

• 16:3716:37, 24 May 2020 diff hist +480 Walter Reuther →Ideas, activism, and political stances: Added views on the filibuster Tag: Visual edit

23 May 2020

• 18:4318:43, 23 May 2020 diff hist +103 Template:Civil rights movement Added Walter Reuther, the UAW, and the Detroit Walk to Freedom to appropriate lists
• 14:3614:36, 23 May 2020 diff hist +20 Presidential Medal of Freedom →History of the award: Added Reuther to chronological list of those who received award posthumously Tag: Visual edit
• 14:3114:31, 23 May 2020 diff hist +31 m Battle of the Overpass Added to category Walter P. Reuther Tag: Visual edit
• 14:3114:31, 23 May 2020 diff hist +31 m Reuther's Treaty of Detroit Added to category Walter P. Reuther Tag: Visual edit
• 14:3014:30, 23 May 2020 diff hist +31 m Flint sit-down strike Added to category Walter P. Reuther Tag: Visual edit

19 May 2020

• 22:1222:12, 19 May 2020 diff hist +599 Civil rights movement →Memphis, King assassination and the Poor People's March 1968: Replaced an unsupported and inaccurate sentence with a supported and accurate sentence regarding the April 8 march Tag: Visual edit

17 May 2020

• 05:4505:45, 17 May 2020 diff hist +492 Walter Reuther Added a little detail to funeral subsection Tag: Visual edit
• 05:2905:29, 17 May 2020 diff hist +251 Bayard Rustin →March on Washington: Added famous picture of all the leaders of the March on Washington posing in front of the Lincoln Memorial Tag: Visual edit
• 05:1105:11, 17 May 2020 diff hist +155 Walter Reuther →Death: Started funeral subsection Tag: Visual edit

16 May 2020

• 23:0323:03, 16 May 2020 diff hist +341 Walter Reuther →Posthumous recognition: Added that Reuther's home was listed in 2002 to the national register of historic places Tag: Visual edit
• 16:1716:17, 16 May 2020 diff hist +299 Walter Reuther →Honors and awards: Added National Religion and Labor Foundation Social Justice Award Tag: Visual edit
• 01:0201:02, 16 May 2020 diff hist +1,416 Hubert Humphrey →United States Senate (1949–1964): Added two sentences about Humphrey's trip with Reuther to Sweden to meet with European leaders in 1963 Tag: Visual edit
• 00:1900:19, 16 May 2020 diff hist 0 Walter Reuther →Left home for Detroit Tag: Visual edit

15 May 2020

• 22:0122:01, 15 May 2020 diff hist +200 Walter Reuther Added picture of Reuther with President Eisenhower and other labor leaders at dedication of AFL-CIO building Tag: Visual edit
• 20:3520:35, 15 May 2020 diff hist +29 Robert F. Kennedy Added Reuther to lead line sentence discussing RFK's relationship with MLK and Cesar Chavez; Reuther was advocating with RFK, King, and Chavez for social justice and human rights; the four of them worked closely together; It is noteworthy because, according to TIME Magazine, Reuther is one of the 100 most influential people in the world of the 20th century; Existing content and citations in article support statement; See existing content about RFK and Reuther for significance of relationship Tag: Visual edit
• 18:2718:27, 15 May 2020 diff hist +181 Walter Reuther Added picture of historic sound car Tag: Visual edit
• 17:3517:35, 15 May 2020 diff hist +3 Walter Reuther Added middle initial to Victor's name in inbox Tag: Visual edit