Milk The Iron Cow

It was a time when national labor policies governing race first began to take shape in the industrial sectors of America. It was a time of radical change. The change that was inevitable would not come easily; it would not come without struggle; it would not come without blood; it would not come without death.

Annie Tallman Lindsey had married Robert (Buddy) Lindsey just before moving to Milwaukee in 1935. Soon after their arrival her sister Pearl Tallman and Pearl's young son Calvin joined them. The activities of this family are the ingredients from which this story was brewed.
Annie Mae is the daughter of Jacob and Clara Tallman of "Harvest The Dust." On the staff of the Milwaukee Urban League, she leads the struggle to force the A.O. Smith Corporation to hire black men in full-time jobs. World War II helps to make her efforts successful.