C. L. Dellums

C.L. Dellums
A statue of C.L. Dellums at the Amtrak station in Jack London Square in Oakland, CA, USA
Born	January 3, 1900(1900-01-03) Corsicana, Texas
Died	December 6, 1989(1989-12-06) (aged 89) Oakland, California

Cottrell Laurence “C. L.” Dellums was one of the organizers and leaders of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters.

He was born in Corsicana, Texas on January 3, 1900, and died on December 6, 1989, in Oakland, California. He is the uncle of former Congressman and Mayor of Oakland Ron Dellums.

Dellums worked as a porter for the Pullman Company from 1924 to 1927 and was discharged in part due to his open support of unionization. In 1929, Dellums was elected vice president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and became president in 1966. In the 1930s, Dellums was an officer in the NAACP Branch Office in Berkeley, California.

External links

• Conversation With Ron Dellums

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Name	Dellums, C. L.
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Date of birth	January 3, 1900
Place of birth	Corsicana, Texas
Date of death	December 6, 1989
Place of death	Oakland, California