ld against the Power of Industrial Capitalism".
Labor in the United States has made a great step since the days of the labor unions in the Alabama coalfields. Today our labor unions are much diversified because of many laws, movements, and hard work. When slaves arrived in the U.S. no one would have imagined the positions they would hold today. African-Americans have gone from servitude to productive parts of society with many freedoms and rights. Martin Luther King's dream has become more of a reality. Big and small companies alike are starting look more at the labor union as a whole and not the individuals that make up the union. As stated earlier labor unions were formed to protect the rights of individuals and to keep businesses from taking advantage of their employees. Blacks now have many of the same rights because they stuck through the hard times to gain their reward. There are many people to thank for the state and make up of labor unions in America today. The next big hurdle, now that we are starting to front are problems with labor unions
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