Grupper, Ira

Date:
2011-06-14
Length:
88 minutes
Interviewer:
Duke, Amber
Transcription available:
yes
Series:
Kentucky Alliance Against Racist and Political Oppression
Series ID:
2011_36
Interview Number(s):
2011_36_7
Summary:
Ira Grupper's social justice work began in 1959 as a teenager in his New York housing project. Grupper's social justice, labor organizing, and disability rights work has taken him all over the U.S. South and around the world. He is an active member of the Kentucky Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression.
Topic(s):
Civil rights--Kentucky--Louisville, Kentucky Alliance against Racist and Political Repression, Civil rights activists, Employee rights, People with disabilities--Civil rights