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6%OFFKimberley L. Phillips - AlabamaNorth: African-American Migrants, Community, and Working-Class Activism in Cleveland, 1915-45 - 9780252067938 - V9780252067938
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AlabamaNorth: African-American Migrants, Community, and Working-Class Activism in Cleveland, 1915-45

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Description for AlabamaNorth: African-American Migrants, Community, and Working-Class Activism in Cleveland, 1915-45 Paperback. Reveals the breadth of working-class black experiences and activities in Cleveland and the extent to which these were shaped by traditions and values brought from the South. The author shows how migrants' moves north established complex networks of kin and friends and infused the city with a highly visible southern African-American culture. Editor(s): Brody, David; Kessler-Harris, Alice; Montgomery, David; Wilentz, Sean. Series: The Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; 3JJF; 3JJH; HBTB; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 470.

Langston Hughes called it "a great dark tide from the South": the unprecedented influx of blacks into Cleveland that gave the city the nickname "Alabama North." Kimberley L. Phillips reveals the breadth of working class black experiences and activities in Cleveland and the extent to which these were shaped by traditions and values brought from the South. 

Migrants' moves north established complex networks of kin and friends and infused Cleveland with a highly visible southern African American culture. Phillips examines the variety of black fraternal, benevolent, social, and church-based organizations that working class migrants created and demonstrates how these groups prepared ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Series
The Working Class in American History
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252067938
SKU
V9780252067938
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Kimberley L. Phillips
Kimberley L. Phillips is former Frances L. and Edwin L. Cummings associate professor of history and American studies and co-chair of the Lemon Project Committee at the College of William & Mary. Her books include War! What Is It Good For? Black Freedom Struggles and the U.S. Military from World War II to Iraq.

Reviews for AlabamaNorth: African-American Migrants, Community, and Working-Class Activism in Cleveland, 1915-45
Winner of the Richard L. Wentworth Prize in American History, 1999. "Kimberley Phillips's fine study . . . will be of real value to scholars of African American, labor, women's, and working class history."
Joe William Trotter, author of Black Milwaukee: The Making of and Industrial Proletariat, 1915-45 "Phillips weaves the multiple voices of her subjects into the broader tapestry ... Read more

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