Leon Bates

Male, Deceased Person

1899 – 1972

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Who was Leon Bates?

Leon E. Bates Sr. was an American labor union leader with the United Auto Workers union from 1937 to 1964 when he retired as an "International Representative" of the UAW. He was one the first African-American union organizers to work for the "UAW-CIO".

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Born
Dec 3, 1899
Also known as
  • Leon E. Bates
Ethnicity
  • African American
Died
Jul 25, 1972

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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