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

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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.
Temas:
Smith, Ferdinand.
Smith, Ferdinand
National Maritime Union of America > History > 20th century.
National Maritime Union of America
1900-1999
Labor leaders > Jamaica > Biography.
Jamaican Americans > Biography.
African American communists > Biography.
Labor leaders > United States > Biography.
Dirigeants syndicaux > Jamaïque > Biographies.
Américains d'origine jamaïquaine > Biographies.
Communistes noirs américains > Biographies.
Dirigeants syndicaux > États-Unis > Biographies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies.
African American communists
Jamaican Americans
Labor leaders
Jamaica
United States
20th.
Afro-Caribbean.
Communist.
Ferdinand.
Smith.
activism.
biography.
black.
century.
dimensions.
first.
labor.
leader.
left.
light.
political.
race.
radicalism.
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which.
Biographies
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface; Introduction; 1. Sailing the Red Seas; 2. Perilous Waters; 3. The Black Ocean; 4. Few Safe Harbors; 5. Wind in Their Sails; 6. Storm Signals; 7. Storm, at Sea; 8. Walking the Plank; 9. Black Labor at Sea; 10. Dropping Anchor in Jamaica; 11. On the Beach; 12. The Final Voyage of Ferdinand Smith; Epilogue; Notes; Index; About the Author.

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