Communists and community : activism in Detroit's labor movement, 1941-1956 /

"Communists and Community chronicles labor activism and community organizing sponsored by the Communist Party in Detroit from 1942 to 1956, to investigate the changing nature of community-based activism in the twentieth century"--

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Pettengill, Ryan S., 1980- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2020.
Subjects:
Communist Party of the United States of America.
Communist Party of the United States of America
1900-1999
Labor movement > Michigan > Detroit > History > 20th century.
Labor unions and communism > Michigan > Detroit > History > 20th century.
Community activists > Michigan > Detroit > History > 20th century.
Mouvement ouvrier > Michigan > Detroit > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Syndicats et communisme > Michigan > Detroit > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Community activists
Labor movement
Labor unions and communism
Social conditions
Detroit (Mich.) > Social conditions > 20th century.
Michigan > Detroit
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. Popular Front Activism and the Communist Cooperative
  • 2. World War, a Community Crisis, and the Communist Cooperative
  • 3. The Roots of Postwar Anticommunism, 1944-1945
  • 4. Community Activism and the Emergence of Postwar Detroit, 1945-1949
  • 5. Anticommunism and the Transition of Labor Activism, 1945-1949
  • 6. Community Activism in the Age of McCarthy, 1950-1956
  • 7. Anticommunism, Local Politics, and the Demise of Community Activism
  • Conclusion: Community Activism and the Labor Movement
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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