The Akron Stories Project continues to commemorate the history of the rubber industry in the city by recording and sharing stories from some who worked in the industry and from friends and families of ...

The history of rubber production is charged with social injustice and rapacity. Rubber companies, including those in Akron, got their raw material from plantations in Vietnam, Sumatra, the Philippines ...

Global connections -- Race, migration, and labor -- Women and gender on plantations and in factories -- Demand and everyday consumption -- World wars, nationalism, and imperialism -- Resistance and ...