
African American civil rights and labor activist; member of the IWW and ILWU Local 9; the first Black president of ILWU Local 9; participant in Seattle's General Strike of 1919 and the 1948 Pacific Coast strike
Earl George (* 9. February 1894 in Denver; † 1. October 1985 in Seattle) was an african American civil rights and labor activist; member of the IWW and ILWU Local 9; the first Black president of ILWU Local 9; participant in Seattle's General Strike of 1919 and the 1948 Pacific Coast strike. He was 91 years old.