Divided we stand : American workers and the struggle for Black equality / Bruce Nelson.

Author/creator Nelson, Bruce
Format Book
Publication InfoPrinceton : Princeton University Press, ©2001.
Descriptionxliv, 388 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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SeriesPolitics and society in twentieth-century America
Politics and society in twentieth-century America. ^A460998
Contents Introduction: "Something in the 'atmosphere' of America" -- pt. 1. Longshoremen -- The logic and limits of solidarity, 1850s-1920s -- New York: "They... helped to create themselves out of what they found around them" -- Waterfront unionism and "race solidarity": from the Crescent City to the City of Angels -- pt. 2. Steelworkers -- Ethnicity and race in steel's nonunion era -- "Regardless of creed, color, or nationality": steelworkers and civil rights (I) -- "We are determined to secure justice now": steelworkers and civil rights (II) -- "The steel was hot, the jobs were dirty, and it was war": class, race, and working-class agency in Youngstown -- Epilogue: "Other energies, other dreams": toward a new labor movement.
Local noteLittle-326383--305131039520W
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 00040094
ISBN0691017328 (alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks HD8081.A65 N45 2001 ✔ Available Place Hold