In the mid-1880s, African American workers in the South enthusiastically joined the

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In the mid-1880s, African American workers in the South enthusiastically joined the Knights of Labor because it was one of the few organizations advocating for the rights of workers regardless of race, and it welcomed African Americans as members. The American Federation of Labor (AFL), on the other hand, was more exclusive and did not actively recruit African American members at that time. The Populist Party and the Democratic Party, while significant political entities, were not labor organizations focused on workers' rights in the same manner as the Knights of Labor.

In the Mid-1880s, African American Workers in the South Enthusiastically