"A Road to Peace and Freedom" : The International Workers Order and the Struggle for Economic Justice and Civil Rights, 1930-1954 /

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The International Workers Order was an American consortium of ethnic mutual self-insurance societies that advocated for unemployment insurance, Social Security and vibrant industrial unions. This interracial leftist organization guaranteed the healthcare of its 180,000 white, black, Hispanic and Ara...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Zecker, Robert, 1962- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, [2018]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
International Workers Order.
Working class > Societies, etc.
Labor unions.
Labor movement.
International labor activities.
Civil rights and socialism.
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
Travailleurs > Activites internationales > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Travailleurs > Associations > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Travailleurs > États-Unis > Associations > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Mouvement ouvrier > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Droits de l'homme et socialisme > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Civil rights and socialism > United States > History > 20th century.
Labor movement > United States > History > 20th century.
Working class > United States > Societies, etc. > History > 20th century.
Working class > Societies, etc. > History > 20th century.
Labor unions > United States > History > 20th century.
International labor activities > History > 20th century.
United States.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • A practical demonstration in democracy: the IWO
  • A plan for plenty: the IWO tames capitalism
  • We dare entertain thoughts not to the liking of present-day bigots: race, civil rights and the IWO
  • A mandolin orchestra could attract a lot of attention: interracial fun
  • Foreign policy and the IWO
  • A fraternal order sentenced to death!: government suppression
  • Conclusion.

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