04165nam 2200697Ia 450 991080918940332120200520144314.00-674-02028-610.4159/9780674020283(CKB)1000000000786749(StDuBDS)AH23050579(SSID)ssj0000115273(PQKBManifestationID)11143197(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000115273(PQKBWorkID)10008878(PQKB)11359452(Au-PeEL)EBL3300488(CaPaEBR)ebr10318482(OCoLC)923112046(DE-B1597)574309(DE-B1597)9780674020283(MiAaPQ)EBC3300488(dli)HEB06701(MiU)MIU01000000000000007294868(EXLCZ)99100000000078674920020424h20022001 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrBrotherhoods of color black railroad workers and the struggle for equality /Eric Arnesen1st ed.Cambridge, Mass. Harvard University Press2002, c20011 online resource (338p. )illBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-674-00319-5 0-674-00817-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Prologue 1. Race in the First Century of American Railroading 2. Promise and Failure in the World War I Era 3. The Black Wedge of Civil Rights Unionism 4. Independent Black Unionism in Depression and War 5. The Rise of the Red Caps 6. The Politics of Fair Employment 7. The Politics of Fair Representation 8. Black Railroaders in the Modern Era Conclusion Notes Acknowledgments IndexPresenting the story of African Americans on the railroad during the 20th century, this text analyses the struggle against racism and job discrimination fought by the black railroaders, showing how the men forged their own brand of civil rights activism.From the time the first tracks were laid in the early nineteenth century, the railroad has occupied a crucial place in America's historical imagination. Now, for the first time, Eric Arnesen gives us an untold piece of that vital American institution-the story of African Americans on the railroad. African Americans have been a part of the railroad from its inception, but today they are largely remembered as Pullman porters and track layers. The real history is far richer, a tale of endless struggle, perseverance, and partial victory. In a sweeping narrative, Arnesen re-creates the heroic efforts by black locomotive firemen, brakemen, porters, dining car waiters, and redcaps to fight a pervasive system of racism and job discrimination fostered by their employers, white co-workers, and the unions that legally represented them even while barring them from membership. Decades before the rise of the modern civil rights movement in the mid-1950's, black railroaders forged their own brand of civil rights activism, organizing their own associations, challenging white trade unions, and pursuing legal redress through state and federal courts. In recapturing black railroaders' voices, aspirations, and challenges, Arnesen helps to recast the history of black protest and American labor in the twentieth century.Black railroad workers and the struggle for equalityRailroadsUnited StatesEmployeesHistoryAfrican AmericansEmploymentHistoryDiscrimination in employmentUnited StatesHistoryRace discriminationUnited StatesHistoryRailroadsEmployeesHistory.African AmericansEmploymentHistory.Discrimination in employmentHistory.Race discriminationHistory.331.6396073NW 8300rvkArnesen Eric792716MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910809189403321Brotherhoods of color1772756UNINA