Addie L. Wyatt (née Cameron) (b. 28 March 1924; Brookhaven, Mississippi) is known for being the first African-American woman elected international vice president of a major labor union, the Amalgamated Meat Cutters Union. Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brookhaven is a small city in Lincoln County, Mississippi, United States. The Amalgamated Meat Cutters (AMCBW officially the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America, was a labor union that represented retail Wyatt began her career in the union in the early 1950s and advanced in leadership. Together with the politician Barbara Jordan, she was the first African-American woman named by Time magazine as Person of the Year in 1975. Barbara Charline Jordan ( February 21, 1936 – January 17, 1996) was an American politician from Texas African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and Person of the Year (formerly Man of the Year) is an annual issue of the United States Newsmagazine Time that features and profiles

See also

• List of African-American firsts

References

• "A Dozen Who Made a Difference – Alison Cheek: Bold Unionist", Time, 05 January 1976. List of first African-American mayors for most mayor listings African Americans are a demographic minority in the United States. Retrieved on 2008-02-14. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German  
• "Labor leader, civil rights pioneer, pastor", Time, 05 January 1976. Retrieved on 2008-02-14. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German  

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