May 1971 Issue [Article] The blacks and the unions Download PDF Adjust Share by Bayard Rustin, This article is only available as a PDF to subscribers. Download PDF Tags 20th century African American membership Civil rights movements Labor movement Labor unions Race relations United States More from Bayard Rustin The Failure of Black Separatism The politics of race may foster the illusion of action and social progress, but the real well-being of America’s Negroes depends on a revamping of the economy that will bring benefit to all. From protest to politics Adjust Share