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Brotherhoods of color : black railroad workers and the struggle for equality / / Eric Arnesen



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Autore: Arnesen Eric Visualizza persona
Titolo: Brotherhoods of color : black railroad workers and the struggle for equality / / Eric Arnesen Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2002, c2001
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (338p. ) : ill
Disciplina: 331.6396073
Soggetto topico: Railroads - United States - Employees - History
African Americans - Employment - History
Discrimination in employment - United States - History
Race discrimination - United States - History
Classificazione: NW 8300
Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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 Index
Sommario/riassunto: Presenting 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.
Altri titoli varianti: Black railroad workers and the struggle for equality
Titolo autorizzato: Brotherhoods of color  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-674-02028-6
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910809189403321
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