Umfang:
1 Online-Ressource (311 pages)
Ausgabe:
Online-Ausg.
ISBN:
081314664X
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0813146631
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9780813146645
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9780813146638
Serie:
Civil Rights and the Struggle for Black Equality in the Twentieth Century
Inhalt:
Work has always been central to the African American experience. Whether as slaves or freedmen, African Americans have struggled to gain economic opportunity. For Jobs and Freedom: Race and Labor in America since 1865 analyzes the position of African American workers in the U.S. economy and social order over the past century and a half. This comprehensive study focuses on black workers' efforts to gain equal rights in the workplace and deals extensively with organized labor's complex and tumultuous relationship with African Americans. Highlighting the problems and opportunities that have ch
Inhalt:
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The First Fruits of Freedom; 2. Into the New Century; 3. Great War, Great Migration; 4. Race and Labor in Depression and War; 5. Race and Labor in the Postwar World; 6. Affirmative Action and Labor Action; 7. Back to the Future; Notes; Bibliographical Essay; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780813124605
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Zieger, Robert H For Jobs and Freedom : Race and Labor in America since 1865 Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, ©2014 ISBN 9780813124605
Sprache:
Englisch
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