UID:
almafu_9959234869402883
Format:
1 online resource (338p. )
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ill.
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
0-674-02028-6
Content:
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.
Note:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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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
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-674-00319-5
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-674-00817-0
Language:
English
Subjects:
History
DOI:
10.4159/9780674020283
