As we prepare for Labor Day this coming Monday, it reminds me how labor union laden Alabama was during the immediate post-World War II era in our state’s industrial development. Alabama experienced the wrenching throes of the Great Depression like the rest of the nation. There were tragic stories of devastation that paralleled those illuminated in the classic novel, “The Grapes of Wrath.” On the other hand, I have heard many old-timers who lived during the Depression say we never knew there was a depression in Alabama. We were poor before, so there was no marked difference to our standard...

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