Blackwell, Edward Van Dusen

Biography: 

secretary, business agent, Local 92 (California, Nevada), International Brotherhood of Boiler Makers, Iron Ship Builders and Helpers of America (IBBISHA); said blacks could not be admitted into union except as auxiliary members (1941); warned that after WWII, if admitted, blacks would have to be retained by union, but auxiliaries would be disbanded.

Birth: 
1900 August 23
Death: 
1974 November 18
Gender: 
Male