J.H. O’Dell – Black Commentator

J.H. O'Dell

Jack O'Dell joined the Merchant Marine during World War II and was an active member of the NMU for six years. He directed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s voter registration campaign in the early 1960's and later was an editor of Freedomways magazine and Director of International Affairs in the Rainbow Coalition.

Commentary

Operation Dixie: Notes on a Promise Abandoned

By J.H. O'Dell

This article originally appeared in Labor Notes. This year marks the sixtieth anniversary of the end of World War II. It’s important to reflect on the moment that this anniversary represents, for the war’s ending opened a watershed period in modern world history. In a sense it formally marked the end of the years of…

This article originally appeared in Labor Notes. This year marks the sixtieth anniversary of the end of World War II. It's important to reflect on the…

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