the Southern Workers' Assembly

The Southern Workers' Assembly was a gathering of labor activists, workers, and organizers focused on addressing issues facing workers in the southern United States. It aimed to promote workers' rights, improve working conditions, and build solidarity among labor groups in a region historically characterized by industry challenges and racial divides. The assembly served as a platform for discussing strategies to organize workers, resist exploitation, and advance economic justice, often emphasizing the importance of unity across different racial and occupational lines to strengthen the labor movement in the South.