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Red Seas : Ferdinand Smith and Radical Black Sailors in the United States and Jamaica.

During the heyday of the U.S. and international labor movements in the 1930s and 1940s, Ferdinand Smith, the Jamaican-born co-founder and second-in-command of the National Maritime Union (NMU), stands out as one of the most--if not the most--powerful black labor leaders in the United States. Smith&#...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Horne, Gerald
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : NYU Press, 2005.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:During the heyday of the U.S. and international labor movements in the 1930s and 1940s, Ferdinand Smith, the Jamaican-born co-founder and second-in-command of the National Maritime Union (NMU), stands out as one of the most--if not the most--powerful black labor leaders in the United States. Smith's active membership in the Communist Party, however, coupled with his bold labor radicalism and shaky immigration status, brought him under continual surveillance by U.S. authorities, especially during the Red Scare in the 1950s. Smith was eventually deported to his homeland of Jamaica, where he contin.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (379 pages)
ISBN:9780814773345
0814773346