African Americans employed by Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company were segregated to lower-paying labor

Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Collection, The Doy Leale McCall Rare Book and Manuscript Library

African American ADDSCO Workers

African Americans employed by Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company were segregated to lower-paying labor positions before World War II. In 1943, war-time policy changes resulted in the promotion of some blacks to more technical, higher-paying positions such as welding.