‘We Built This’: A Brief History Of Black Laborers’ Deep Contribution To America’s Economy

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By Jasmine Browley· Updated September 1, 2022

“Eat the rich.”

That’s what was emblazoned on the back of Chris Smalls’s red and black bomber jacket he wore during a White House meeting with President Biden back in May. The conversation came after Smalls, 33, formed the Amazon Labor Union (or ALU), and made history leading the first successful US union campaign at Amazon.

Smalls’s unionizing efforts was prompted by his

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