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For Jobs and Freedom: Race and Labor in America since 1865 (Civil Rights and Struggle)
Robert H. Zieger
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Paperback. Work has always been central to the African American experience. Whether as slaves or freedmen, African Americans have struggled to gain economic opportunity. This title analyzes the position of African American workers in the US economy and social order over the past century and a half. Series: African American Studies. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 460.
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 characterized efforts to build biracial unions and forge a strong ... Read more
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 characterized efforts to build biracial unions and forge a strong ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Condition
New
Series
African American Studies
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Lexington, United States
ISBN
9780813192598
SKU
V9780813192598
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About Robert H. Zieger
Robert H. Zieger is Distinguished Professor of History at the University of Florida and the author of several books, including American Workers, American Unions, The CIO: 1935-1950 and John L. Lewis: Labor Leader.
Reviews for For Jobs and Freedom: Race and Labor in America since 1865 (Civil Rights and Struggle)
"Over a distinguished career, Zieger has earned a reputation for intelligent, balanced scholarship grounded in solid research and a thorough command of the burgeoning secondary literature on American labor. Those qualities are evident in his latest work, a thoughtful, engaging, and expansive survey... will immediately take its place as the standard in the field." - Journal of American History "The ... Read more