The southern state of Alabama was a stronghold for Jim Crow practices. Nevertheless, the UMWA was able to bridge the racial divi
de in that state, forming a powerful interracial labor union fifty years before the civil rights movement of the 1950s and ’60s would make racial integration the rule of the land. In the context of Alabama in the 1900s, the UMWA was culturally and historically significant because it supported the civil rights movement.
<span>In the 1900s, the UMWA was culturally and historically significant because it was a segregated organization. It was a separate entity and was not dependent of any other organizations. They were independent and had their own leaders. They negotiate with the coal mining companies regarding right practices and benefits for the employees. </span>
