Nelson "Jack" Edwards
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Nelson "Jack" Edwards
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Nelson "Jack" Edwards (1917–1974) was Vice President of the UAW, and a founder of CBTU, the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists. Nelson Edwards was born in 1917 on a farm in Lowndes County, Alabama. In 1937 he moved to Detroit and worked at the Chrysler plant, where he became active in the local union. Inspired by his brother John, Edwards began his union career during the union growth of the 1930s. He was elected UAW Union steward to represent workers in Chrysler's Foundry plant. He was laid off
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