Civil rights unionism : tobacco workers and the struggle for democracy in the mid-twentieth-century South /

Mostrar otras versiones (1)

Drawing on interviews with black and white tobacco workers in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Korstad explores their confrontations against racial capitalism that consigned African Americans to the basest jobs in the industry, perpetuated low wages for all southerners and shored up white supremacy.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Korstad, Robert Rodgers (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill ; London : The University of North Carolina Press, [2003]
Temas:
Food, Tobacco, Agricultural, and Allied Workers Union of America > History > 20th century.
Food, Tobacco, Agricultural, and Allied Workers Union of America
1900-1999
Tobacco workers > Labor unions > Southern States > History > 20th century.
Civil rights movements > Southern States > History > 20th century.
Travailleurs du tabac > Syndicats > États-Unis (Sud) > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Mouvements des droits de l'homme > États-Unis (Sud) > Histoire > 20e siècle.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Labor.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Labor & Industrial Relations.
Civil rights movements
Tobacco workers > Labor unions
Southern States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Drawing on interviews with black and white tobacco workers in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Korstad explores their confrontations against racial capitalism that consigned African Americans to the basest jobs in the industry, perpetuated low wages for all southerners and shored up white supremacy.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 556 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 475-522) and index.
ISBN:0807862525
9780807862520
9780807827819
0807827819
9780807854549
0807854549

Ejemplares similares