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Pullman porters and the rise of protest politics in Black America, 1925-1945 /

Focusing on the struggle of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP), to form a union in Chicago (HQ of the Pullman Company), this work charts the quest of African Americans for civil rights in the inter-war period. New ground was broken by backing up demands with collective action.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bates, Beth Tompkins (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chapel Hill ; London : The University of North Carolina Press, [2001]
Series:John Hope Franklin series in African American history and culture.
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Online Access:Texto completo